Chapter Summaries

After Snape challenged Albert’s claim that Baruffio’s Brain Elixir was safe, Hogwarts students grew eager to buy the rare potion. Kenneth Towler became determined to brew and sell it, while Albert warned him that the ingredients and failure rate made the plan dangerous.

• Rumors spread that Snape had invited a Ravenclaw student who had drunk Albert’s Baruffio’s Brain Elixir to tea, demanded to inspect it, and punished him when he could not.
• Students, especially Slytherins, sought Baruffio’s Brain Elixir as its black-market price climbed, and Kenneth Towler found there was none available to sell.
• Albert explained to Kenneth that brewing Baruffio’s Brain Elixir required scarce Runespoor eggs and carried a high failure rate, then offered to sell him Hertok Dagworth’s detailed formula for ten Galleons.
• Kenneth accepted Albert’s offer and planned to use his family connections to make a profit, despite Albert warning him against attempting the brew.
• After Kenneth left, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan joined Albert, who said Kenneth would have difficulty succeeding and that failed batches could be poisonous.

Albert explained why brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir was dangerous and defended himself to Snape after being summoned to the Potions Office. He left without detention, then learned that Kenneth Towler had obtained several bottles and was selling them on the black market.

• George questioned why Albert sold Kenneth Towler the recipe instead of brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir himself, and Albert warned that it was difficult and dangerous to make.
• Terence Higgs delivered Snape's note to Albert and asked whether he had another bottle of the potion to sell; Albert said his only bottle had been a gift.
• Snape accused Albert of dealing in a prohibited poison, but Albert said Hertok Dagworth had given him a safe, qualified bottle and that he had only used it as a competition prize.
• Albert told Snape he had drunk the undiluted potion, and Snape angrily sent him out without giving him detention.
• Fred and George praised Albert after he emerged from Snape's office, and Lee Jordan told them Kenneth Towler was selling several bottles of Baruffio's Brain Elixir on the black market.

Albert discussed Baruffio's Brain Elixir with Isobel and admitted he had sold its formula to Kenneth Towler, who had been selling a diluted version to students. After a Slytherin student was poisoned by the potion, Albert explained that Kenneth had failed to test it himself first.

• Kenneth Towler sold diluted Baruffio's Brain Elixir to students while claiming he had only helped them buy Brain Boosting Potion.
• Isobel suspected Albert was connected to the sales, and Albert admitted he had sold Kenneth the formula and planned to share another version with Hertok Dagworth.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan hid with the Disillusionment Charm and teased Albert after seeing him leave the Room of Requirement with Isobel.
• Fred, George, and Lee told Albert that a Slytherin student had been poisoned by Kenneth's Baruffio's Brain Elixir and taken to the School Hospital.
• Albert said Kenneth had made a serious mistake because the brewer should test Baruffio's Brain Elixir before giving it to anyone else.

After the Baruffio’s Brain Elixir poisoning scandal, Albert bought back Shanna’s bottle and used it to trick a student who had tried to get him in trouble with Snape. Albert and his friends shared Brain Boosting Potion instead, leaving them laughing at the student’s punishment.

• Kenneth Towler received a month of detention with Snape, while students sought refunds for the Baruffio’s Brain Elixir he had sold.
• Albert paid Shanna ten Galleons for a bottle of Baruffio’s Brain Elixir, and the Ravenclaw student who had asked her for a refund left empty-handed.
• Albert gave Fred a bottle of potion, and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan drank it before Snape arrived with the Ravenclaw student.
• Albert told Snape the potion had already been drunk, and Snape took twenty points from Ravenclaw and threatened the student with detention for deceiving him.
• Albert revealed that the potion his friends had drunk was Brain Boosting Potion, while the Baruffio’s Brain Elixir bottle was still with him.

Dumbledore considered Voldemort’s hidden return, Rowena Smith’s disappearance, and Ministry concerns before receiving Albert Anderson’s warning about a mysterious object at Hogwarts. The object might be Ravenclaw’s missing Diadem, and Dumbledore planned to retrieve it the next day.

• Dumbledore reviewed Voldemort’s interest in the Philosopher’s Stone and Rowena Smith’s disappearance, suspecting the two matters might be unrelated.
• Dumbledore replied to Cornelius Fudge about Baruffio’s Brain Elixir, advising him to educate the public about its dangers rather than impose harsh laws.
• Dumbledore opened Albert Anderson’s letter and learned that a Diadem in the Room of Requirement’s treasure vault whispered to anyone nearby and might be a dangerous Dark Magic Item.
• Dumbledore showed the photograph to Armando Dippet, who said the object resembled Ravenclaw’s Diadem and urged him to retrieve it.
• Dumbledore decided to search for the Diadem the next day because the treasure vault was too vast to explore that night.

Albert explained how the Ministry’s warning about Baruffio’s Brain Elixir could protect his product’s branding, then went with Dumbledore to find the Diadem from his letter. He revealed the Room of Requirement, but the chapter ended before Dumbledore saw the object.

• George read a Daily Prophet article warning that the Baruffio’s Brain Elixir sold on the market was poisonous, and Albert said the warning would not ruin his branding plan.
• Albert received an unmarked parcel containing his earnings from selling the elixir and told his roommates the Ministry could not easily detect its use.
• Professor McGonagall summoned Albert to Dumbledore, who said he had read Albert’s letter about the Diadem.
• Albert led Dumbledore to the Room of Requirement and explained how he and Fred and George had discovered how to open it.

Albert led Dumbledore to Ravenclaw’s Diadem in the Room of Requirement, where Dumbledore discovered it was a dangerous Horcrux. Dumbledore destroyed it and kept the discovery secret, while Albert’s tasks were completed during class.

• Albert showed Dumbledore the Diadem and warned him to wear Dragonhide Gloves before touching it.
• Dumbledore confirmed the Diadem was a dangerous Dark Magic item and awarded Gryffindor fifty points.
• The Grey lady recognized the Diadem and revealed that Tom had deceived her and hidden it in the Albanian Forest.
• Dumbledore identified the Diadem as a Horcrux and destroyed it with the Avada Kedavra Curse.
• Dumbledore told the former headmasters to keep the discovery secret, and Albert noticed that three tasks had been completed.

Albert kept the Ravenclaw’s Diadem and Professor Smith’s disappearance secret while talking with Isobel, then returned to his friends, who confronted him about receiving a hundred points. Hogwarts was temporarily in first place, and Slytherin students suspected something was wrong.

• Albert told Isobel he had done the Grey Lady a small favor and kept the Diadem secret.
• Albert and Isobel discussed Professor Smith’s disappearance and their limited information about the Wildsmith Family.
• Albert explained that Rune Stone Divination could reveal omens and gave Isobel a Griffin-shaped charm to examine.
• George, Fred, and Lee told Albert that Kenneth Towler had seen his two Special Contribution Awards in the Trophy Room.
• Fred said Albert’s hundred points had put Hogwarts in first place, while George and Lee reported that angry Slytherins had complained to Snape.

After Slytherin students accused Albert of manipulating Gryffindor’s House Cup points, he calmly forced one to apologize and made the school reconsider its belief in rumors. With exams approaching, students turned their attention to studying, while the truth about the points and the Special Contribution Award remained unknown.

• Several older Slytherin students confronted Albert and called him a fraud, drawing a crowd of Gryffindor students ready to fight.
• Albert challenged the Slytherin student to provide evidence, threatened to hang him outside the castle, and made him apologize.
• Fred, George, and Jordan laughed over Albert’s handling of the confrontation, then learned he had meant his threat seriously.
• The story spread through the school, and students reconsidered the unsupported rumor about Albert’s points, but Dumbledore and Albert revealed nothing.
• As exams approached, Albert heard that tests would be stricter because of Baruffio's Brain Elixir, though the Ministry had made no actual changes.

After celebrating their exam results, Albert discussed the Giant Squid and other magical creatures with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, then revealed his plan to search for Gryffindor's Secret Treasure by broom. The group prepared to fly toward the treasure the next morning, with Lee riding Albert's Silver Arrow.

• Albert speculated that the Giant Squid might be a magical creature created by Hogwarts' founders to defend the castle.
• Albert described Basilisks as deadly creatures and explained that they were Acromantulas' natural enemies.
• Fred asked when they would search for Gryffindor's Secret Treasure, and Albert said they would go the next morning by Flying Broom.
• Albert planned for the group to fly near the location indicated by the treasure and search from a lower altitude rather than travel through the Forbidden Forest.
• George suggested Lee Jordan ride with them on Albert's Silver Arrow, and Albert promised to catch him if he fell.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan searched the Forbidden Forest for a treasure marked on their map and found a foul-smelling troll lair. They used Bubblehead Charms to enter, where Albert heard trolls roaring and warned the others to prepare for a fight.

• Albert led Fred, George, and Lee Jordan by broom into the Forbidden Forest, using a treasure map and a buried reference point to stay on course.
• The four descended near the marked location, and Albert checked for danger, warded off beasts, and stored their brooms before they continued on foot.
• Fred followed the map toward a strong stench, and Albert suspected a Forest Troll was nearby.
• The group discovered a troll lair and retreated from its overwhelming smell before Albert cast Bubblehead Charms on them.
• Albert illuminated the lair and saw troll refuse and animal remains; after hearing trolls roar inside, he told the others to prepare to fight.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan defeated two Forest Trolls and searched their nest after the Treasure Map pointed there. They found part of a broken statue, but no sign of Gryffindor's Secret Treasure.

• Albert distracted the Forest Trolls with a Screaming Inflatable Skeleton while the group backed away from the nest.
• Albert knocked one Forest Troll unconscious with a conjured mallet, and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan stunned the other before Albert struck it down too.
• Albert bound both trolls with enchanted vines, and the group discussed taking a victory photo before heading into the nest.
• Albert followed the Treasure Map into the nest with the others, who found part of a broken statue among the trolls' rubbish.

Albert and his friends found a hidden entrance in the trolls’ nest and opened it with the password “Brave and fearless.” Before exploring Gryffindor’s treasure, Albert made them pause at the passage entrance to prepare for possible traps.

• Albert recognized the broken statue in the trolls’ nest as a clue to Gryffindor’s hidden treasure and had Fred, George, and Lee Jordan clear the cave walls.
• Albert killed the two Forest Trolls with magically transformed steel spikes and buried them, then placed Alarm Magic spells outside the nest.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan uncovered a crouching Griffin statue, and the group suspected the entrance was hidden behind the cave wall.
• Albert’s spell bounced back from the wall, and Fred noticed the Treasure Map revealed the password, “Brave and fearless.”
• Albert spoke the password and opened the entrance, then stopped his friends from entering until they had prepared for possible traps.

Albert and his friends encountered an inverted corridor concealed by magical mist, where Gryffindor’s traps tested their courage. After crossing it alone, Albert found a way to help Fred, George, and Lee Jordan follow without closing their eyes, leaving them to decide how to proceed.

• Albert used a wooden ball to scout the magical mist, then tied Fred to a rope and sent him inside to investigate.
• Fred found himself upside down above stone cones and escaped when Albert and the others pulled him out.
• Albert concluded the mist created an illusion, but warned that closing their eyes could be dangerous because the corridor might contain other traps.
• Albert entered the mist and crossed the inverted corridor, keeping his eyes open and jumping over three pits.
• Albert flew backward through the corridor on a broom and planned to tell Fred, George, and Lee Jordan they could use the same approach.

Albert and his friends crossed the Magical Mist on brooms, then faced and defeated the giant statue guarding the next chamber. The door opened, and the four headed onward to find Gryffindor’s treasure.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan what he had seen in the mist, and the four flew over it on brooms.
• Lee Jordan fell from his broom during the crossing, but Fred pulled him back up and they all made it across.
• Albert led the others into a chamber where a giant stone statue began moving, then retreated with them into the passage.
• Albert and his friends returned to the chamber and brought down the statue by attacking its legs and then blasting apart its head and limbs.
• Albert explained that the statue was enchanted and unusually sturdy, and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan asked to learn his Exploding Charm.
• The statue’s defeat opened the far door, and Albert led the four toward Gryffindor’s treasure.

Albert and his friends discovered Godric Gryffindor’s sword and Giant Daewenqi’s Cauldron in the chamber beyond the stone door. They decided to keep the chamber secret, and Albert explained the disputed history of the sword, which he concluded belonged to Gryffindor.

• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan found Gryffindor’s Sword and the bubbling cauldron beside the statues of Gryffindor and a giant.
• Albert refused to take the sword back to Hogwarts and chose to make the chamber their secret base.
• Lee Jordan tasted the cauldron’s contents, found they tasted like meat broth, and the others tried them after waiting to make sure he was unharmed.
• Albert took Gryffindor’s Sword from the statue and told the others the story of the goblin king’s dispute with Gryffindor over its ownership.
• Albert pointed to Godric Gryffindor’s name engraved on the sword and argued that the inscription proved it belonged to Gryffindor.

After returning from Gryffindor’s secret treasure, Albert finished the school year and agreed to visit Fred and George over the summer. He left Hogwarts with his friends and reunited with his family, where Nia remained upset that she might not be able to attend the school.

• Albert and his friends returned to Hogwarts, where he realized the cauldron’s food had granted him the Braveheart skill, while the others regretted not bringing back Gryffindor’s sword.
• Lee Jordan reported that Kenneth Towler had been found unconscious after Slytherin students attacked him, and Albert’s friends revealed he had once sold a bottle of Brain Boosting Potion as Baruffio’s Brain Elixir.
• Albert caught up on his letters, Slytherin won the House Cup, and Dumbledore announced that Rowena Smith had disappeared.
• Albert took first place in his year’s exams, then discussed the secret base and possible treasure maps with Fred, George, and Lee on the Hogwarts Express.
• Fred and George invited Albert to visit their home, and Albert agreed while planning to visit Professor Broad during the summer.
• Albert reunited with his family at the station, reassured Nia that she would have a role in his future, and traded teasing remarks with her and Herb.

Quirrell reported that Dumbledore had hidden the Philosopher's Stone in Gringotts' Vault 713, while Voldemort demanded that he steal it and threatened him for considering betrayal. After accepting Dumbledore's invitation to Hogwarts, Quirrell began his work as Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor and secretly searched his office for anyone watching him.

• Quirrell told Voldemort that a goblin under the Imperius Curse could open Vault 713, but he had no plan to escape Gringotts afterward.
• Voldemort demanded the Philosopher's Stone, and Quirrell considered betraying him to Dumbledore before Voldemort detected his thoughts and warned him against it.
• Quirrell received Dumbledore's invitation and went to Hogwarts the next day, where Hagrid greeted him at the gates.
• Dumbledore showed Quirrell his office and classroom and discussed his teaching duties, while Quirrell agreed to prepare a Defense Against the Dark Arts book list for Professor McGonagall.
• After Dumbledore left, Quirrell closed his office door and inspected the room to make sure no one was watching him.

Albert and his family reached a French ski resort after their tour bus broke down twice, then Albert took Nia to explore the resort. At a slope, they saw a silver-haired woman whose apparent Veela charm captivated the men around her, and Albert and Nia returned to their hotel.

• The Anderson family endured two breakdowns on their bus ride to the French Alps, and Albert reassured Nia while keeping Tom hidden in an extended box.
• The family reached the resort at night, checked into their hotel, and Daisy gave Nia a coat for Tom that proved too small.
• After dinner, Albert and Nia explored the resort and found cheaper ski equipment than the shop recommended by the hotel.
• Albert and Nia watched skiers from a beverage shop, where a silver-haired woman mesmerized the men on the slope and sparked arguments with their companions.
• Albert told Nia the woman might be a Veela or have Veela blood, then took her back to the hotel.

Albert encountered Louise Delacour, a Beauxbatons student and niece of Claude, while walking Tom near the resort. After she revealed that she knew of his reputation and teased him with her Veela charm, Albert returned to the hotel, wary of her influence.

• Nia complained that her family treated her like a child, while Herb and Daisy tried to comfort her about waiting for a Hogwarts letter.
• Albert took Tom for a walk in the woods, but the cat ran off and then hid behind him after encountering Louise Delacour on skis.
• Louise introduced herself and explained that Claude had praised Albert to her uncle, and that she had heard about Albert through her uncle's memories.
• Albert learned that Louise studied at Beauxbatons and excused himself to return to his family, warning her to rein in her charm.
• Louise admitted to herself that she had used a little of her charm to tease Albert, while Albert decided to keep his distance from her.