Chapter Summaries

Albert stayed behind while Cedric led Harry, Hermione, and Ron to Hogwarts to join Neville and the reorganized Dumbledore’s Army. Harry told the students about his coming battle with Voldemort, and Cedric began training them in basic defensive spells.

• Albert gave Cedric a list of fifty-four Death Eaters and warned him not to provoke Hogwarts students, while explaining that he would follow his own plan to defeat Voldemort.
• Cedric met Harry, Hermione, and Ron at the safe house and took them to Hogwarts, where Filch was guarding the Room of Requirement.
• Neville used an alternate entrance to bring the four into the Room of Requirement, where the reorganized Dumbledore’s Army had gathered.
• Harry told the students that he was preparing for a final battle with Voldemort at Hogwarts and that Albert had predicted Harry would win.
• Harry said the students were not ready to fight, and Cedric began teaching them basic defensive spells.

Albert used the Elder Wand to control Bursde and alter his memories, then reviewed intelligence about Voldemort, Ollivander, and the Death Eaters. Dumbledore confronted him over the chaos at Hogwarts, but Albert defended the students’ resistance and left Dumbledore worried about what would happen next.

• Albert disguised as Mr. Edus placed Bursde under the Imperius Curse and altered his memories so he would become a useful spy.
• Half a month later, Albert received Bursde’s report that Voldemort was searching abroad for the wandmaker Grigoriovich, and he resolved to warn him.
• Albert learned that Ollivander and other valuable prisoners were being held in a Yaxley family castle, and he planned to make their rescue a Defense Association operation.
• Albert read that Voldemort was recruiting Dark Creatures and dark wizards, while the Death Eaters disliked the newcomers.
• Dumbledore told Albert that Mr. Longbottom’s group had caused chaos at Hogwarts, including hanging Professor Parkinson from the castle, and Albert defended teaching students to protect themselves.
• Dumbledore warned Albert about the school’s worsening disorder, while Albert explained that Fred and Cedric’s joke products and Peeves had fueled the trouble.

Albert met with his friends, warned them that Hogsmeade had become a Dark Wizard stronghold, and cautioned that the Defense Association's reckless actions at Hogwarts could provoke the Death Eaters. He left to handle urgent business, while Cedric was tasked with warning Neville and Albert's friends continued training.

• Albert brought the group the spoils from their recent fights with Dark Wizards, and the others counted the coins and discussed customers who had failed to pay the Weasley twins.
• Albert and Shanna explained that Hogsmeade had become a haven for Dark Wizards, with the Death Eaters turning it into a major black market and Muggles increasingly being killed.
• Albert warned Cedric that Neville's Defense Association needed to rein in its actions at Hogwarts before the Death Eaters retaliated, and told Cedric to make Neville choose between stopping and facing the consequences.
• Albert told Fred and George to stay away from Hogwarts and urged everyone to treat the conflict as a real war rather than a game.
• Albert left to handle urgent business and told the group to keep training, promising to teach those who mastered the basics some of his signature moves as a Christmas present.

Albert met Harry and the goblins Griphook and Gornuk at the shelter to arrange help breaking into the Lestrange vault for Hufflepuff’s Cup. He learned that Bogrod knew how to open the vault and planned to visit him soon.

• Albert entered the shelter and found Harry disguised as Lupin meeting with Griphook and Gornuk.
• Albert asked the goblins for information about the Lestrange vault, and Gornuk described its dragon guard and protective spells.
• Albert and Harry offered Gryffindor’s Sword as payment for the goblins’ assistance, and Griphook and Gornuk agreed to help.
• Albert asked who would inherit the Lestrange wealth if the family’s main line had died out, and Griphook explained that the Ministry normally had to recognize an inheritance.
• Albert obtained the vault-opening information from Griphook’s mind and decided to visit Bogrod in a few days.

Albert uncovered the goblins’ intentions and gathered information to help Harry’s Gringotts break-in. After abandoning a risky route into the goblin kingdom, he planned to use Ludo Bagman to reach Bogrod and took Liquid Luck before heading to Hogsmeade.

• Albert restrained Griphook and Gornuk, then used Legilimency to learn that Bogrod was key to opening the Lestrange vault.
• Albert located the former Goblin Kingdom entrance and explored its abandoned caverns, but turned back at a dangerous underground abyss.
• Albert decided to have a Death Eater take him to the goblins’ gathering place and chose Ludo Bagman to take the blame.
• Albert used Crystal Ball Divination to find Ludo Bagman fencing stolen goods at the Hog’s Head Pub.
• Albert drank Liquid Luck, disguised himself as a dark wizard, and prepared to travel to Hogsmeade.

Albert explored Hogsmeade’s black market, avoided a fake Runespoor Egg scam, and outmaneuvered Ludo Bagman and four Death Eaters to obtain Goblin goods and rare materials. A new task prompted Albert to consider manipulating the Death Eaters with the Imperius Curse, and he left looking forward to a battle between dark wizards and Death Eaters.

• Albert found Hogsmeade transformed into a market for Dark magical goods and recognized that a vendor’s Runespoor Eggs were a scam.
• Albert met Ludo Bagman at the Hog’s Head Pub to inspect Goblin silverware and followed him upstairs for a private deal.
• Bagman’s four accomplices burst into the room to cast the Imperius Curse, but Albert had hidden himself and subdued them.
• Albert forced Bagman and his accomplices to sell him Goblin silverware, a goblet, a mirror, a glove, and a Goblin Iron short sword at a low price.
• Bagman’s group traded rare materials to Albert for robbery props and promised to bring more goods for a future deal.
• Albert considered using the Imperius Curse to control the Death Eaters, then left hoping to see dark wizards fight them.

Neville helped a first-year escape the dungeons by pretending to be sick, but Parkinson learned Neville was responsible and the Death Eaters began searching for him. Neville staged his disappearance to protect Dumbledore's Army and remained hidden in the Room of Requirement, where he continued training.

• Neville and Seamus arranged for the imprisoned first-year to eat Fainting Fancies and pass out during Cruciatus Curse training, prompting Professor McGonagall to get him transferred to the Hospital Wing.
• After the rescue encouraged the group, Luna and Ernie urged Dumbledore's Army to stop direct confrontations and focus on covert defense training.
• Michael warned Neville that Parkinson had used Veritaserum on the first-year and that the Death Eaters knew Neville had helped him, so Neville decided to disappear.
• Neville hid in the Room of Requirement while Seamus told Professor McGonagall that he had left Hogwarts, and rumors of Neville's capture or death spread through the school.
• Professor McGonagall told Seamus to calm Dumbledore's Army and avoid provoking the Death Eaters while the Dark Lord remained alive.

Hermione encouraged Harry to acknowledge his feelings for Ginny, hoping their relationship would give him a reason to keep living. She explained to Ron that Harry seemed prepared to die fighting The Dark Lord, and the friends left to continue their plans.

• Ginny kissed Harry, and Hermione told him that Ginny had long liked him and was now pursuing him.
• Hermione admitted that she had once liked Albert, while Harry acknowledged that he liked Ginny but feared bringing her into danger.
• Hermione told Ron she was trying to help Harry stay alive because he seemed determined to die with The Dark Lord.
• Hermione argued that Harry and Ginny's shared experiences could strengthen their relationship, but Ron struggled to understand her reasoning.
• Harry called Ron from the hallway, and Ron followed, stung by Hermione's criticism.

Albert helped Harry make progress controlling the Fiendfyre Curse and explained how fear and anxiety had been limiting his magic. He arranged for Neville to leave Hogwarts for shelter and training, while warning that the war could last much longer than Harry hoped.

• Moody, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sirius Black, and Lupin checked their practice site before Albert arrived, and Sirius Black and Lupin reinforced its protective magic.
• Harry lost control of the Fiendfyre Curse again, but Albert suppressed the flames and explained that Harry’s fear of losing control was holding him back.
• Albert guided Harry to focus the Fiendfyre Curse on a log, and Harry briefly controlled the flames before his excitement made them run wild again.
• Hermione extinguished the suppressed Fiendfyre, while Ron’s counter-curse barely affected it; Albert urged Ron to keep practicing and then explained the curse to the group.
• Albert told Harry that he had sent Dobby to bring Neville from Hogwarts to the shelter for formal training, and discussed the worsening war and its uncertain duration with the others.

Neville joined the Defense Association and saw how its members trained and prepared for war against The Dark Lord. Before returning to Hogwarts to lead Dumbledore’s Army, he agreed to intensive training and to help students keep resisting.

• Dobby brought Neville to the Defense Association headquarters, where Shanna explained the rules and helped him join.
• Dean showed Neville the hidden training grounds, where Neville lost duels to Dean and Lee Jordan and learned about the Association’s practical combat training.
• Neville told Dean and Justin about Hogwarts under Death Eater control, then learned that Dean and Justin would soon help manage the shelter and train expelled students.
• Cedric told Neville he would train him intensively before they traveled between headquarters and Hogwarts, with the school remaining the priority.
• Cedric explained that young Hogwarts graduates were more reliable allies than adults who had surrendered to The Dark Lord, and Neville promised to guide the students.

Yaxley told Snape that Voldemort wanted Dumbledore’s wand and was searching for the legendary Deathstick, then bargained for Snape’s help turning Hogsmeade into a black-market hub. Dumbledore revealed that Albert had hidden Grigoriovich and implied that the Deathstick was with Albert, while Snape set out to check Dumbledore’s coffin and Dumbledore went to speak with Albert.

• Yaxley told Snape that Voldemort wanted him to find Dumbledore’s wand, which might be the legendary Deathstick, and Snape agreed to help Yaxley make Hogsmeade a major black-market trading hub.
• Yaxley revealed that Ollivander had said Grigoriovich possessed the Elder Wand and that Voldemort was searching for him.
• Snape told Dumbledore’s portrait about Voldemort’s request, and Dumbledore advised him to say that his wand had been placed in his coffin.
• Dumbledore revealed that Albert had hidden Grigoriovich, leaving Snape to conclude that the Deathstick was with Albert.
• Snape decided to check Dumbledore’s coffin and continue protecting Hogwarts, while Dumbledore left his portrait to speak with Albert.

Albert visited Grigoriovich, who was hiding from Voldemort, to discuss wandmaking and share his work. Grigoriovich agreed to teach Albert in exchange for studying the Elder Wand, and he kept one of Albert’s unusual wands for research.

• Grigoriovich read news of another murder and learned from his house-elf that Albert would visit.
• Albert told Grigoriovich that Dumbledore had given him the Elder Wand, but he preferred using his own redwood wand.
• Grigoriovich agreed to teach Albert wandmaking if he could study the Elder Wand again, and he gave Albert his lifetime of notes.
• Albert showed Grigoriovich several of his wands, including ones made with Basilisk heartstring, Dittany, and Kelpie mane.
• Grigoriovich examined Albert’s metal-core wand, agreed to study it, and asked Albert to bring the Elder Wand and Goblin Iron next time.

Harry dreamed that Voldemort was searching for the foreign wandmaker Grigoriovich, and his spoken use of Voldemort’s name attracted Death Eaters to the Order’s shelter. After learning that the Order planned to rescue Ollivander from Yaxley’s prison, Harry realized Voldemort might be seeking the Elder Wand, which was with Albert.

• Harry woke from a nightmare about Voldemort searching for Grigoriovich and told Ron what he had seen.
• Harry’s use of Voldemort’s name drew the Seeker Squad to the shelter, and Ron warned him about the name’s curse.
• Sirius Black and Mr. Weasley told Harry that Albert had located Ollivander in Yaxley’s temporary prison and that the Order was planning a rescue.
• Harry recognized Grigoriovich as the foreign wandmaker who had made Krum’s wand.
• Harry suspected Voldemort was searching for the Elder Wand and realized it was with Albert.

Albert, Isabelle, and Katrina discussed Voldemort’s hunt for Grigoriovich and the dangers of the war while sheltering at sea. They learned Catherine’s Beautification Potion business had flourished, and Isabelle sensed the war might soon end.

• Katrina told Albert that another wizarding family had been murdered and that magical ministries were discussing joining forces against Voldemort.
• Katrina pressed Albert to explain why Voldemort was searching for Grigoriovich, but he warned her that knowing more could put her in danger.
• Isabelle told Albert that Catherine had launched a successful Beautification Potion business, formed a Beauty Association, and made him its honorary vice president.
• Katrina planned to compile her popular beauty articles into a book so she could earn money and become more independent.
• Isabelle said she felt the war would not last much longer, while Katrina suspected Albert was plotting something and Isabelle remained content with her stable life.

The Order of the Phoenix and the Defense Association launched a surprise attack on Yaxley’s castle to rescue Ollivander and the other prisoners. The assault began successfully, with the Dementors driven back and the castle’s defenses breached, as both groups moved to their assigned targets.

• Albert explained that the Defense Association would keep Dementors and reinforcements away while the Order rescued the prisoners, and assigned Kenneth to search the castle for valuable goods.
• Harry persuaded the Order of the Phoenix to let him join the operation, and Sirius gave him a dragonhide jacket and warned him to finish the rescue within ten minutes.
• The Order and the Defense Association gathered before dawn in heavy rain, then flew toward the castle with Albert leading the way.
• Albert and the Defense Association’s members used their Patronuses to scatter the Dementors guarding the castle.
• Albert tore through the castle’s ancient protective magic, Ron extinguished its lights with the Deluminator, and the Order charged inside behind an iron shield.
• Albert assigned Cedric’s team to hold back the Dementors and led the remaining Defense Association members against the Dark Wizards stationed near the castle.

The Order of the Phoenix and the Defense Association raided Yaxley’s castle, rescued prisoners including Ollivander, and escaped before reinforcements arrived. The rescued captives mostly refused to join the fight against Voldemort, leaving the allies disappointed as Shanna began recording the operation for a book.

• Lee Jordan’s group ambushed the castle’s outer defenders while Albert photographed the Phoenix symbol and ordered the attackers to withdraw on schedule.
• Sirius Black’s team broke into the dungeon, stunned the prisoners, and packed them into a suitcase as Dobby reported that the Weasley twins had found Ollivander.
• Fred and George rescued Ollivander and took him to a protected shelter, while Truman and Kenneth grabbed the limited valuables they found before Yaxley returned to the wrecked castle.
• The Order of the Phoenix and the Defense Association learned that nearly all the rescued prisoners declined to join the resistance, though Ollivander accepted Albert’s protection in exchange for wand-related support.
• Shanna asked Albert whether she could record the operation in her book about the Second Wizarding War, and he told her to bring him the finished draft.

Voldemort stole Dumbledore’s wand from his tomb but could not tell whether it was the Elder Wand, and he suspected that Snape might be its master. After learning that Ollivander had been rescued by Mr. Anderson, Voldemort punished Yaxley and began considering how to draw Harry Potter into a trap while preparing for a possible confrontation with Mr. Anderson.

• Voldemort broke open Dumbledore’s tomb, took his wand, and found that it showed no special power in his hands.
• Voldemort reasoned that Snape might be the wand’s master but spared him until Ollivander could identify the wand.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Voldemort had taken the wand, and Dumbledore revealed that Mr. Anderson had rescued Ollivander.
• Voldemort learned Ollivander was gone, punished Yaxley, and ordered him to find other wandmakers.
• Yaxley proposed using Hagrid to lure Harry Potter into a trap, while Voldemort worried that Mr. Anderson might interfere.

After the Ministry sentenced Hagrid to death and publicized Grawp’s execution as evidence against him, Albert refused to risk the Defense Association in a direct rescue. He warned the group that the execution was a Death Eater trap and proposed controlling a Death Eater to save Hagrid, leaving the plan’s success uncertain.

• Albert woke from a nightmare in which he had lost his family and died in a defeated wizarding world, then resolved that he would not lose.
• Katrina showed Albert the Daily Prophet report that Hagrid had been sentenced to death and that Grawp had been killed; Albert recognized the report as Yaxley’s retaliation.
• Albert told Isabelle he would not risk himself to rescue Hagrid and worried that Harry Potter might act recklessly.
• At the Defense Association meeting, Albert warned members not to charge into the Death Eaters’ trap and said they would act without risking the group in a direct confrontation.
• Albert proposed controlling a Death Eater into rescuing Hagrid and arranged for Fred and George to contact the Order of the Phoenix at another safe house.

Albert advised Nielsen Tobin to keep revenge from consuming his life, then joined the Order of the Phoenix to plan Hagrid’s rescue from Azkaban. The group chose a covert Portkey scheme and identified Walton McNeil as a possible target, while Albert planned to draw The Dark Lord’s attention away from the prison.

• Albert told Nielsen Tobin that revenge should not become his whole life and urged him to build his magical skills before seeking revenge on Umbridge and Yaxley.
• Albert explained to Harry, Hermione, and Ron that he had not tried to stop Nielsen’s revenge because hatred could not simply be dismissed.
• Kingsley revealed that Yaxley had sent Aurors into the Forbidden Forest to capture Grawp, giving the Order reason to fear Hagrid was being used as bait for Harry.
• Albert proposed using an Imperius-controlled Death Eater to deliver Portkeys to Hagrid in Azkaban, and Moody agreed that the Order should pursue the plan.
• Albert used a Prophecy Orb to identify Walton McNeil as a suitable candidate to target at home that night, while saying he would draw The Dark Lord’s attention away from Azkaban.

Draco Malfoy discussed abandoning Hogwarts and preserving the Malfoy bloodline with Professor Parkinson, while revealing that he had leaked information about Hagrid to help Yaxley target Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He feared Albert would discover his betrayal and retaliate, and Albert had already learned Draco was responsible.

• Draco told Professor Parkinson that he had married Pansy and intended to focus on continuing the Malfoy family line rather than returning to Hogwarts.
• Professor Parkinson said Yaxley wanted to use Hagrid’s execution to draw out Harry Potter, and he credited Draco’s intelligence for helping the plan.
• Draco described Albert as a powerful, prophetic wizard and explained that Dumbledore’s Army had grown from Albert’s Defense Association.
• Professor Parkinson asked Draco about Dumbledore’s Army and left with his suggestions for dealing with the group.
• Draco admitted to Pansy that he had passed along information about Hagrid and feared Albert would take revenge on them.
• Albert had already discovered that Draco had leaked the information to Yaxley.