Chapter Summaries

The Order of the Phoenix used the Imperius Curse to control McNeil and prepared a Portkey to rescue Hagrid from his execution, following Albert’s plan. Albert explained to Isabelle that he had joined the fight against Voldemort to destroy him and prevent the war’s outcome from being left to chance.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron worried that Albert had not replied about Hagrid’s rescue, while Fleur told them the Order planned to control more Death Eaters with the Imperius Curse.
• Yaxley strengthened Azkaban’s defenses and worked with Dolores Umbridge on the announcement of Hagrid’s crimes, unaware the Order was targeting McNeil.
• Moody, Sirius Black, and the others subdued McNeil, learned that Hagrid’s execution was a trap, and had Kingsley successfully place McNeil under the Imperius Curse.
• Kingsley gave McNeil a Portkey intended to be fastened to Hagrid during his escort, while the Order planned to control more Death Eaters as a smokescreen.
• Albert told Isabelle that he had joined the fight because he wanted to destroy Voldemort himself, and she guessed that he had broader plans for the Ministry and the resistance.

The Death Eaters staged Hagrid’s public execution to intimidate the wizarding world, but Albert and the Order of the Phoenix disrupted the event and rescued him. Voldemort recognized Albert as the one behind the escape, but his attempt to pursue him by Apparition failed.

• Lee Jordan defended Hagrid on the Wizard Watchtower, explaining that the Death Eaters had framed him and urging listeners to trust Harry and the Order of the Phoenix.
• Walton McNeil took Hagrid from Azkaban to the execution grounds, where McNeil and the Death Eaters tormented him and Voldemort ordered the execution to proceed.
• As Umbridge read Hagrid’s fabricated crimes, a storm and a wave of fog threw the execution grounds into chaos, and Hagrid vanished from the platform.
• The crowd discovered that McNeil had turned on the Death Eaters and that Umbridge had fallen in a pool of blood; Voldemort identified Albert as the rescuer after seeing the phoenix emblem.
• Albert Apparated away with Dobby, but Voldemort’s effort to follow Albert’s Apparition traces failed, leaving him stranded at the execution grounds.

Harry and the Order of the Phoenix rescued Hagrid, who blamed himself for Grawp’s death and killed two captured Death Eaters before they subdued him. Albert celebrated the rescue but warned the Defense Association to lie low, while Voldemort responded to the failed plan by openly killing people and displaying his control over England.

• Sirius Black and Lupin subdued the Death Eaters who had arrived with Hagrid, but Hagrid blamed himself for Grawp’s death and beat two unconscious Death Eaters to death.
• Harry called on the Order of the Phoenix to stun Hagrid, and they took him to their headquarters before Voldemort arrived.
• Albert told the Defense Association that Hagrid had escaped and warned them to stop operations, including at Hogwarts, to avoid attracting the Death Eaters.
• Albert told Isabelle that Voldemort would retaliate against their allies, then went to rest while planning to visit Hagrid the next day.
• After failing to intercept Harry Potter, Voldemort killed several people beneath the execution platform and openly demonstrated his control over England.

Hermione, Ron, and the Order members hoped Albert would advise them after the Death Eaters retaliated for Hagrid’s rescue by arresting people connected to the Order. Albert warned that resisting Voldemort meant preparing for the realities of war, then left headquarters without offering an easy solution.

• Hermione and Ginny discussed Hagrid’s grief over Grawp and waited for Albert, while Ron worried about the Death Eaters’ arrests.
• Albert arrived with Fred and George, learned about Hagrid’s condition, and told Ron that the Death Eaters’ retaliation was an open scheme with no easy answer.
• Albert warned the Order members not to fight the Death Eaters head-on and said those who chose to resist had to accept the risks of war.
• Albert gave Harry Firewhisky mixed with Draught of Living Death for Hagrid and told him to reassure Hagrid that the Death Eaters had killed Grawp.
• Albert told Hermione she must be prepared to kill enemies if war forced her to, then left as Harry agreed with his warning.

Fred and the Defense Association rescued a wizarding couple who rejected their help, then watched the Death Eaters capture them. The group checked on Xenophilius Lovegood, found him hidden in his home, and persuaded him to come to safety while he worried about Luna.

• Fred, Angelina, and another Defense Association member rescued Kevin and his wife from cloaked attackers, but the couple blamed the rescuers and refused to leave with them.
• Kevin tried to ambush the rescuers, so Fred disarmed him and the group departed; the Death Eaters then arrived and dragged Kevin and his wife away after interrogating them.
• Fred’s team returned to the shelter, where Tonks reported that Cedric’s team had also been attacked and that Albert had ordered them to stop taking rescue risks for now.
• The Defense Association and Order of the Phoenix members went to Xenophilius Lovegood’s home and discovered he had hidden in a Chamber of Secrets protected by the Fidelius Charm.
• Xenophilius agreed to stay with the group after hearing that Luna was safe, though he remained concerned about her.

Albert planned to use the war to reshape the British wizarding world and weaken Voldemort, while preparing a safeguard against the Dark Lord’s return. He told Isabelle he would exploit the Imperius Curse and growing suspicion among the Death Eaters to destabilize them further.

• Albert believed Voldemort’s rule through terror would push neutral wizards into resistance and argued that the war should resolve the wizarding world’s underlying problems.
• Isabelle asked Albert about the Goblin silverware, and he explained that Harry Potter and his companions would seek a hidden object in a Gringotts vault while he prepared an additional safeguard.
• Albert admitted that he planned to ignite the conflict in Hogsmeade and prevent the Dark Wizards gathering in England from uniting behind Voldemort.
• Isabelle recognized that Albert intended to use the Imperius Curse to sow suspicion among the Death Eaters, and Albert looked forward to weakening Voldemort’s position.

Borsival’s violent clash with the Death Eaters in the Hog’s Head Pub exposed how little authority they held over Hogsmeade’s foreign Dark Wizards, and the fighting spread through the village. Albert was surprised that the Death Eaters admitted defeat so quickly, threatening the next stage of his plan.

• Abforth warned a drunken outsider against discussing the Death Eaters, but the man was beaten by a Death Eater and then fled after striking back.
• Borsival offered Acromantula venom for sale, then fought Robert when the Death Eater tried to seize it.
• A security Death Eater attacked Borsival, who killed him and two companions before escaping Hogsmeade.
• Yaxley issued a wanted reward for Borsival, but the Death Eaters’ weakness emboldened their enemies and sparked more violence in Hogsmeade.
• Albert realized someone was deliberately provoking the conflict and was disappointed that the Death Eaters had yielded before the village could be fully ignited.

Parkinson and Snape discussed Michael Corner’s disappearance and agreed to keep Hogwarts stable while watching the other professors. Meanwhile, Michael recovered with Dumbledore’s Army, whose members debated fighting back by turning Death Eaters into rats and considered joining Albert’s Defense Association.

• Crabbe told Parkinson that Michael Corner had gone missing, and Parkinson canceled the Dark Arts gathering.
• Parkinson told Alecto Carrow that Snape had reported Neville Longbottom organized Dumbledore’s Army and had been sent out of Hogwarts.
• Snape told Parkinson to maintain Hogwarts’s stability and keep watch on the other professors.
• Seamus suggested turning the Death Eaters into rats, and Ernie and Michael supported considering the plan.
• Ernie explained that Neville’s group would be better served by joining Albert’s Defense Association than the Order of the Phoenix.

Albert infiltrated the goblin village, placed Bogrod under the Imperius Curse, and secured what he believed was a key safeguard in the plan to destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes. He returned to Isabelle confident that the pieces for victory were in place, while Harry’s part of the plan remained unfinished.

• Cedric urged Ernie to wait, practice Defense Against the Dark Arts, and avoid acting without Albert’s approval.
• Albert used Ludo Bagman’s robberies to drive goblin victims back to the village and control them as unsuspected informants.
• Albert entered the goblin village through a Vanishing Cabinet hidden in Ragnok’s leather case and used a map to locate Bogrod.
• Albert placed Bogrod under the Imperius Curse and left an invisible rope bracelet on him as a safeguard for Harry’s plan.
• Albert escaped with the leather case, destroyed the Portkey he had used, and told Isabelle he had obtained a key to victory.
• Albert and Isabelle discussed celebrating while their future selves watched Little Alice, and Albert put Tom the cat outside the room.

After Parkinson disappeared from Hogwarts, Snape investigated possible causes and arranged a substitute while the students celebrated his absence. Fred revealed that he had secretly transformed Parkinson into a rat, and Snape later recruited investigators and discussed sending Death Eaters to suppress unrest in Hogsmeade.

• Amicus told Snape that Parkinson had last been seen teaching on Friday, and Snape ordered further investigation while preparing a substitute professor.
• Amicus gave Professor McGonagall Veritaserum, and McGonagall said Parkinson's disappearance might be the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse; Hogwarts students then spread rumors and set off fireworks.
• Ernie and Seamus kept the rat-form Parkinson hidden in the Room of Requirement, while Michael proposed keeping him as a pet.
• Fred told Albert that he had turned Parkinson into a rat, and Albert warned him to keep the secret and avoid provoking retaliation.
• Snape learned from Yaxley that Parkinson had been seen at The Leaky Cauldron before going to Knockturn Alley, then arranged to meet possible substitute professors and borrow investigators.
• Yaxley told Snape he planned to mobilize Death Eaters to suppress unrest in Hogsmeade, and Snape cautioned that the measure would likely only solve the problem temporarily.

Albert returned to England and asked Abforth to use the Hog's Head Pub's secret passage to supply Hogwarts students resisting Snape and the Death Eaters. After Neville collected food for the students, Abforth suspected Albert had engineered the Dark Wizards' clash with the Death Eaters.

• Abforth warned a group of Dark Wizards that the Death Eaters would retaliate, then found Albert waiting in the closed pub.
• Albert asked Abforth to provide food, water, and a route out of Hogwarts for the students sheltering in the Room of Requirement.
• Albert explained that the students had chosen to resist and that he was helping Harry gather allies for the final battle.
• Neville emerged through a portrait, and Albert gave him food prepared by Dobby to take back to the hungry students.
• Albert warned Abforth that Yaxley and the Death Eaters would return soon, then Apparated away as Abforth wondered whether Albert had caused the Dark Wizards' fight with them.

Snape discussed the strange events surrounding Hogwarts and Hogsmeade with Dumbledore, who suspected Anderson was behind them. Yaxley then arrived with a plan to intimidate the Dark Wizards in Hogsmeade, and Snape warned him that force might be necessary as Yaxley chose to gamble on breaking their unity.

• Phineas told Snape that Yaxley would visit after ten to discuss Hogsmeade.
• Snape voiced his suspicions about McGonagall, Parkinson’s disappearance, Voldemort’s search for Grigoriovich, and the conflict in Hogsmeade; Dumbledore linked the events to Anderson.
• Yaxley told Snape that the Dark Wizards in Hogsmeade were planning to unite against the Death Eaters and described his plan to intimidate them with Death Eaters and Dementors.
• Snape warned Yaxley that the Dark Wizards would not readily surrender and that the Death Eaters might have to use force.
• Yaxley rejected waiting for Voldemort and decided to gamble that outside pressure would split the Dark Wizards apart.

Yaxley returned to Hogsmeade with the Death Eaters and Dementors to reclaim control of the black market, but the resident Dark Wizards resisted. Borsival defeated three Death Eaters in a Death Duel, forcing Yaxley to withdraw while Hogsmeade celebrated.

• Dark Wizards in Hogsmeade drove back the Dementors with Patronuses, while Yaxley led the Death Eaters toward the village.
• Borsival challenged the Death Eaters to a Death Duel to decide control of Hogsmeade, and Yaxley accepted with two assistants for each side.
• Yaxley offered a thousand Galleons per kill and chose three Death Eaters to fight Borsival.
• Borsival killed all three opponents with fast spells, and Snape suspected his duelling style resembled Albert Anderson's.
• Yaxley withdrew with the Death Eaters, and Borsival celebrated with the Dark Wizards as the crowd cheered.

After the Death Eaters’ failed attack on Hogsmeade, Yaxley blamed Albert Anderson and planned a nighttime raid, while Snape suspected the celebration announcement was a trap. Yaxley prepared to attack by feeding the Dementors with Muggle souls and gathering reinforcements.

• Yaxley convinced the Death Eaters that Albert had engineered their defeat, and Snape supported him by pointing out the unusual Patronuses and Borsival’s strength.
• Yaxley announced a nighttime raid on Hogsmeade, and Alecto revealed a message saying its Dark Wizards planned to celebrate their victory that evening.
• Alecto lent Yaxley her communication bookmark, while Snape warned her that the celebration might be bait and decided to speak with Dumbledore.
• Yaxley fed the Dementors by sacrificing the residents of an isolated Muggle village, then turned the villagers into Inferi and burned the village.
• Yaxley gathered more helpers and planned to use Ministry Aurors as reserves for his coming attack.

Bagman reported Hogsmeade’s defenses to Yaxley, who launched a midnight ambush with Inferi, Dementors, and werewolves. The Death Eaters surrounded the village and prepared to attack, while Snape remained at Hogwarts to arrange support.

• Bagman secretly left Hogsmeade and told Yaxley that only about a hundred Dark Wizards remained in the village and that Borsival was staying there.
• Bagman warned Yaxley that Borsival expected another attack within three days and had gathered an elite squad to hunt Acromantulas.
• Yaxley ordered the Inferi to draw the defenders’ attention before the Dementors and Death Eaters struck Hogsmeade.
• Yaxley told Snape and McNeil to remain at Hogwarts and bring Aurors as reinforcements if the Dark Mark appeared.
• The Death Eaters sent Inferi toward Hogsmeade as Dementors surrounded the village, while werewolves and their forces took positions for the attack.

Death Eaters attacked the Dark Wizards in Hogsmeade with Inferi, Dementors, and werewolves, while Borsival fought back with Fiendfyre. Cornered by Yaxley, Borsival claimed they had mistaken him for Albert Anderson, then unleashed Fiendfyre that killed him and engulfed his enemies.

• Death Eaters launched a midnight assault on Hogsmeade, using Inferi, Dementors, and werewolves to trap the Dark Wizards and prevent their escape.
• Yaxley urged the Dark Wizards to surrender, claiming the Death Eaters only wanted Borsival, but Borsival appeared and attacked with Fiendfyre.
• Borsival’s arrival restored the Dark Wizards’ resolve, and they charged back into the battle as Yaxley directed Inferi and Dementors against Borsival.
• Surrounded and overwhelmed, Borsival said Yaxley had the wrong person, threw down his wand, and offered to join the Death Eaters.
• Borsival produced another wand and unleashed Fiendfyre, engulfing his enemies before the flames reduced him to ashes.

Lee Jordan reported that the Death Eaters and foreign Dark Wizards suffered heavy losses fighting over Hogsmeade, while Kingsley and the others discussed how the conflict grew from competing interests. Harry and Hermione suspected Albert had helped provoke the clash, and Harry remained focused on destroying the last two Horcruxes, with Gringotts still posing a major obstacle.

• Lee Jordan reported that Yaxley’s Death Eaters lost a formal duel to Borsival, then raided Hogsmeade that night and killed him despite suffering heavy losses.
• Kingsley shared news of the casualties, and Ron concluded that the Death Eaters’ brains had been caught in a door.
• Sirius and Lupin explained that the Hogsmeade conflict stemmed from competition over profits, while Fred asked Lupin to discuss how Dark Wizards rose by plundering others.
• Harry and Hermione suspected Albert had arranged the clash, and Fred said Albert’s past moves had helped weaken Voldemort’s forces.
• Harry considered the remaining Horcruxes: he had a plan for Ravenclaw’s Diadem but still needed a way into Gringotts to reach Hufflepuff’s Goblet.

Foreign Dark Wizards in The Leaky Cauldron plotted revenge against the Death Eaters, unaware that the apparent uprising had been orchestrated by Sirius Black, Lupin, Kingsley, Arthur, Moody, and Albert. The group prepared to use the chaos to attack Azkaban and free its prisoners while keeping Voldemort uninformed.

• Rudolph posted a notice about Hogsmeade reopening, but the French wizard and other customers tortured him with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Foreign Dark Wizards condemned the Death Eaters for seizing the black market and robbing its traders, then planned to strike back and loot their wealth.
• The conspirators gathered supporters in The Leaky Cauldron and used the Imperius Curse to control Old Tom and Rudolph before drawing up their operation.
• A young Dark Wizard slipped away to a secluded house, where the fluent Frenchman met with the others who had helped stir up the crowd.
• Sirius Black, Lupin, Kingsley, Arthur, and Moody discussed Albert's information that Yaxley had hidden the Hogsmeade disaster from Voldemort and planned to exploit the distraction to attack Azkaban.

After Kenneth completed his first mission, Albert briefed the Defense Association on a joint operation with the Order of the Phoenix to break into Azkaban and rescue its prisoners. The chapter ended with the team preparing for the time-sensitive rescue while other members organized shelter and aid for those freed.

• Kenneth returned to Defense Association headquarters pleased that Albert had let him take part in a mission and hoping to become one of Albert’s trusted people.
• Albert announced that the Defense Association would join the Order of the Phoenix in breaking into Azkaban while foreign Dark Wizards distracted the Death Eaters in Hogsmeade.
• Albert assigned members unable to reliably summon a Patronus under Dementor pressure to stay behind and prepare temporary shelter, security, and humanitarian aid for the rescued prisoners.
• Albert tested the remaining volunteers, dismissed four who were not sufficiently prepared, and told the group that Kingsley would be the next Minister for Magic.
• Kenneth suggested using Polyjuice Potion to join the foreign Dark Wizards and attack the Death Eaters, but Albert rejected the added risk and explained that the outsiders should leave England.
• Albert laid out the rescue plan, contingency measures, and withdrawal procedure, adapting his strategy after Borsival’s death had forced him to activate a backup plan.

The Order of the Phoenix planned an Azkaban rescue while keeping Harry, Hermione, and Ron behind to handle logistics. Meanwhile, the Death Eaters learned that foreign wizards might target Hogsmeade, and Yaxley chose to defend the village despite Snape’s warning.

• Sirius, Moody, Lupin, and Kingsley refused to let Harry, Hermione, and Ron join the Azkaban rescue, assigning them logistical duties instead.
• Ron asked why the Order would not use the foreign wizards to wipe out the Death Eaters, and Sirius explained that doing so could leave Voldemort free to hide and cause more harm.
• Hermione worried that the Death Eaters would expect retaliation, but Kingsley trusted Albert’s plan to overcome their defenses.
• Rudolph reported to Yaxley that the foreign wizards might be plotting against Hogsmeade, while Ludo and Alecto suspected Albert had deliberately provoked the conflict.
• Yaxley ordered stronger defenses for Hogsmeade, but Snape advised abandoning the village; Yaxley refused because of his black-market trade.