Recaps

Albert developed his rune studies, explored Hogwarts secrets with Fred and George, and made a protective bracelet while pursuing new magical knowledge. His Transfiguration paper was published, and Professor McGonagall planned to use it for a club activity.

• Albert gave Nia a carved Griffin for Christmas, studied Runes over the holiday, and returned to Hogwarts with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Albert joined Fred and George in discovering the Room of Requirement, exploring secret passages, and sneaking into the Restricted Section for books.
• Albert and his friends skated on the Black Lake, then showed Hagrid a bracelet made with Guardian Tree wood and unicorn tail hair before joining him in the Forbidden Forest.
• Albert learned that Snow Fungus was worth fifty Galleons per ounce after he and his friends had eaten some, and Fred, George, and Lee were later caught searching the forest for more.
• Albert made garlic fried eggs with Kara and demonstrated that his rune-carved bracelet could repel physical objects and some magic, though it failed against his Stunning Spell.
• Field told Albert that his paper had appeared in Transfiguration Today and that Professor McGonagall planned to use it for a Transfiguration Club activity.

Albert advanced his study of Ancient Runes, worked with Morg McDougal on a book, and gained his first experience of Apparition. When Fred and George disappeared into the Forbidden Forest, Albert rescued them from Acromantulas and was rewarded, while the mystery of Gryffindor’s Secret Treasure remained unresolved.

• Professor McGonagall praised Albert’s Transfiguration essay, and Professor Broad discussed chess and Ancient Runes with him before Albert deciphered a passage about Odin and the origins of Runic Script.
• Albert brewed Developing Potion, created moving photographs, and began working with Morg McDougal and Professor Broad on an advanced Ancient Runes book.
• McDougal examined Albert’s rune-inscribed bracelet and shared his research, while Professor Broad arranged for Albert to experience Side-Along Apparition and authorized him to enter the Restricted Section.
• Albert studied Complete Book of Magic and ancient protective spells, but his bracelet prototype failed, and Gerbert Smith explained that Albert had not infused its runes with Magical Power.
• When Fred and George vanished, Albert followed Shera’s warning and Fang into the Forbidden Forest, found the twins surrounded by Acromantulas, and fought his way to them.
• Albert used fire and defensive magic to protect Fred and George until Professor Broad rescued them with a Portkey, and the twins were punished while Albert received awards and points for Gryffindor.
• Albert completed the Spider Slayer task, discovered that the altered treasure map might lead through the Acromantulas’ nest, and went to meet Professor Broad about his reward.

Albert won the House Cup and spent the summer with his family in France, where he found Hertok Dagworth’s Gold Membership Card and was wrongly accused of using magic. Back at Hogwarts, Albert began developing a Wizard Card Game while Hertok sought help recovering the card and resolving the Ministry’s mistake.

• Professor Broad gave Albert a dedicated copy of Advanced Runes Studies and Acromantula venom, then warned him against searching the Forbidden Forest for Gryffindor’s Secret Treasure.
• Albert learned Hagrid had released the Acromantulas into the forest, warned him about the danger to students, and later helped make a garlic-cross amulet that repelled a Grindylow.
• Albert won the exam-results bet against Katrina by coming first, while Slytherin lost points after four students attacked him and Gryffindor won the House Cup.
• Albert and his family vacationed in France, where Nia found Hertok Dagworth’s Gold Card and Albert kept it after its owner’s Summoning Charm was blocked by his Protective Bracelet.
• The Ministry sent Albert a warning for using magic in France, and Hertok failed to resolve the mistake before Albert demanded a personal apology from the Head of the Misuse of Magic Office.
• Albert returned to Hogwarts, refused to give Hertok the card until the Ministry corrected its error, and developed a Wizard Card Game with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Professor Smith joined Hogwarts as the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Albert hid the Gold Card near Ravenclaw’s Diadem, and the group continued playtesting their cards.
• Hertok failed to get the Ministry Director to acknowledge the Trace malfunction, then told Brood that Albert had hidden the card and might melt it down before deciding to ask Dumbledore for help.

Albert resolved his dispute with the Ministry, pursued advanced magic and several personal projects, and learned that Hagrid was secretly keeping Fluffy. The arc ended with Albert’s failed attempt to retrieve an Occlumency book from the Restricted Section and the professors searching Hogwarts for the source of a crash.

• Albert negotiated with Hertok Dagworth over the Gold Membership Card and secured an apology from the Ministry, then mailed the card back to Hertok.
• Albert joined the Transfiguration and Charms Clubs, practiced Silent Spells, and impressed Professor Flitwick with his silent Lumos.
• Albert developed his Wizard Card game, improved Snape’s Weedkiller Potion, and asked Professor Smith for help advancing his alchemy studies.
• Hagrid introduced Albert to Fluffy, the three-headed dog he had secretly brought from a Greek smuggler and hidden in the Forbidden Forest.
• Professor Trelawney read Rune Stones for Albert and Isobel, while Professor Babbling invited Albert to help revise an Ancient Runes manuscript.
• Albert arranged weekly Occlumency lessons with Isobel and planned to find books about resisting Legilimency in the Restricted Section.
• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan sneaked into the library, but a chained book pulled over its bookcase and caused a crash before Albert could take it.
• Albert escaped and led his friends to the Room of Requirement, while Filch and the professors searched Hogwarts and punished two uninvolved students.