Chapter Summaries

After the welcome feast, Albert and the other new Gryffindors followed their Prefect through Hogwarts to the common room and settled into their dormitory. Albert planned to explore the castle with his roommates the next day, then fell asleep reflecting on his life in the world of Harry Potter.

• Dumbledore led the students and staff in singing the School Song, and the Weasley Twins sang it to a funeral march tune.
• The Gryffindor Prefect guided the new students through Hogwarts, and Albert pulled Lee Jordan free after he got stuck in a staircase.
• The Prefect gave the newcomers the Gryffindor password, showed them the common room, and led the boys to their dormitory.
• Albert, the Weasley Twins, and Lee Jordan found they shared a room, and all three agreed to explore the castle with Albert the next morning.
• Albert checked his exploration progress and spells, resisted spending his experience, and fell asleep thinking about how he had entered the world of Harry Potter.

Albert found the Room of Requirement and discovered that it could provide a place to practice magic, complete with books and practice dummies. He left planning how to use it without being seen, and the room disappeared behind him.

• Albert woke early, explored Hogwarts, and found the tapestry of trolls dancing in ballet skirts.
• Albert walked past the white wall three times while concentrating on finding a place to practice magic, and a door appeared.
• Albert entered the Room of Requirement and found a spacious room with bookshelves and practice dummies.
• Albert decided he would need the Disillusionment Charm and the Marauder's Map to keep his visits secret.
• Albert left the room, and its door vanished back into the wall.

Albert explored Hogwarts after finding the Room of Requirement, discovered a secret passage, and avoided trouble with Filch by showing him it was already morning. He left the empty Great Hall to explore the castle kitchen.

• Albert wandered through Hogwarts, got lost, and found a suspicious Griffin carving on a wall.
• Nick told Albert that the switch was on the Griffin's claw, and Albert opened a secret passage.
• Albert followed the passage to a portrait and then found the Moving Staircase.
• Albert encountered Filch's cat in the Entrance Hall and avoided Filch by showing him his pocket watch at 6:15.
• Albert entered the empty Great Hall and left to explore the castle kitchen.

Albert explored Hogwarts, found the kitchen, and shared breakfast and pastries with the House-elves before returning to the Gryffindor Common Room. He told his friends about his discoveries and heard more about Filch and the castle’s secret passages.

• Albert found the entrance to the kitchen behind a painting and turned an Emerald Green Pear into a door handle.
• The House-elves served Albert breakfast and gave him pastries to take back to his friends.
• Albert returned to the Common Room and shared pies with Lee Jordan, Fred, and George.
• Albert told them about finding the kitchen and meeting Filch and his cat.
• Albert photographed the empty Common Room and the Fat Lady, then listened as Fred and George described Filch’s habits and the risks of exploring at night.

Albert explored Hogwarts with Fred, George, and Lee, mapping the castle and explaining how he had found the kitchen entrance. The group met Angelina, discussed Quidditch, and planned to keep exploring the castle.

• Albert led Fred, George, and Lee to breakfast and showed them his map of Hogwarts and his fountain pen.
• Albert explained that the kitchen entrance was hidden behind a fruit portrait and described how he had found it.
• Angelina joined them, and Albert introduced her to Lee, Fred, and George before feeding his owl Shera.
• Angelina borrowed the Daily Prophet to read about Quidditch and said she hoped to try out after a Chaser graduated.
• Albert told Angelina that a first-year could try out with Professor McGonagall's approval, while Fred and George said they suited the Beater position.

Albert photographed Sir Nicholas, learned that Muggle cameras could not capture ghosts, and explored Hogwarts with Fred, George, and Lee. While looking for the library and secret passages, he accidentally destroyed a hidden door after mentioning “Open Sesame.”

• Albert photographed Sir Nicholas, but the picture showed no ghost; a Ravenclaw girl explained that cameras could not capture spirits.
• Albert triggered a quest to evade Filch during a nighttime excursion and discussed learning the Disillusionment Charm with Fred, George, and Lee.
• The four searched Hogwarts for the library, classrooms, and secret passages, finding several places they could not open.
• Albert cast Alohomora on a hidden wooden door, but it remained locked.
• Albert mentioned “Open Sesame” and tapped the door with his wand, causing its planks to tear from their hinges and leaving all four stunned.

Albert and the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan accidentally wrecked Professor McGonagall’s office door while exploring a hidden entrance, but Albert repaired it and escaped with only a warning. The group continued exploring Hogwarts, finding a secret passage and the Trophy Room, where they discussed Gryffindor and Slytherin.

• Albert accidentally tore apart Professor McGonagall’s concealed office door with Open Sesame, then tried to repair it as she emerged.
• Professor McGonagall explained that the door was protected against Alohomora, warned the boys not to repeat the incident, and gave Albert the first-years’ timetable to post.
• Albert copied the timetable for Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, and they noticed their first class would be Charms and that their schedule had few lessons.
• Albert led the others around Hogwarts, and they found a secret passage behind a tapestry near the Charms classroom.
• The group visited the Trophy Room, where Lee spotted Charlie’s Quidditch Cup and Fred and George complained about Slytherin and Snape.

Albert and his friends explored Hogwarts, found a hidden passage, and encountered Snape, whom Albert teased while asking to photograph him. Snape warned that he would question Albert in Potions class, and Albert left confident he could answer.

• Lee Jordan admired the trophies and wished he could win one, while Albert said he cared more about prize money.
• Albert, Lee Jordan, Fred, and George found the library on the fifth floor, then discovered a possible passage behind a tall mirror.
• Snape appeared, and Albert explained that they were learning the castle layout before asking to take Snape's picture.
• The mirror opened, and Snape ordered Albert to study Magical Drafts and Potions and said he would question him first in class.
• Albert received the Death Seeker quest for teasing Snape and told his friends he expected to handle the questions, though Snape would not award him points for correct answers.

Albert explored Hogwarts Castle, sketched a map, and shared copies with Angelina and Aylia, then complained to them about British food. He finished lunch looking through the photos he had taken around the castle.

• Albert toured Hogwarts Castle, took photos, sketched a rough map, and raised his castle-exploration task progress to 26.7%.
• Angelina and Aylia joined Albert in the Great Hall, and he showed them his map and copied their timetables with the Duplication Charm.
• Albert gave Angelina and Aylia copies of his map after Aylia asked for one to help her find classrooms.
• Albert ate lunch and complained about British food, especially Marmite, offering to send the girls a jar for Christmas.
• Albert reviewed his photos of Hogwarts Castle after lunch.

Albert searched the Hogwarts library for the Disillusionment Charm, found instructions and a counterspell, and borrowed a book so he could practice. The Weasley Twins and Lee Jordan returned from exploring a secret passage to Hogsmeade, and Albert told them he had found the spell.

• Albert discovered quests to read one hundred thick books and persuade five professors to let him borrow books from the Restricted Section.
• Albert found information about the Disillusionment Charm in "Nineteenth Century Spell Selection" and learned that the Revealing Charm could counter it.
• Albert checked out the spellbook from Mrs. Pince and picked up a stone to use as a practice target.
• George, Fred, and Lee Jordan returned and told Albert that a secret passage from the fifth floor led to Hogsmeade.
• Albert showed Fred the book and warned the group that mastering the Disillusionment Charm would not be easy.

Albert agreed to join Fred, George, and Lee Jordan on a trip to Hogsmeade through a secret passage, but insisted they learn useful spells before sneaking around at night. After the Twins accidentally set a newspaper on fire, the three practiced Lumos and managed to cast it by evening.

• Albert warned Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Filch could catch them if they explored Hogwarts at night without preparing, and suggested they learn the Disillusionment Charm and Lumos.
• Fred invited Albert to sneak through a secret passage to Hogsmeade the next day, and Albert agreed after receiving an adventure task from his panel.
• George accidentally set a copy of The Daily Prophet on fire while practicing the Fire-Making Spell, and Albert opened a window and sent the boys to practice elsewhere.
• Albert coached Fred, George, and Lee Jordan as they practiced Lumos, and all three learned to cast the spell that evening.

Albert went with the Weasley Twins and Lee Jordan to breakfast before their first Hogsmeade visit, where George complained about Filch’s punishment for using Lumos in the corridor. At breakfast, Albert reunited with Gabriel and kept his friends guessing about how he had won fifty Galleons by betting on the newspaper.

• Filch caught George using Lumos in the corridor and recommended that he clean the School Hospital’s chamber pots.
• Albert told George that he could use a Scouring Charm to make the cleaning easier and asked what he had seen in Filch’s office.
• George described Filch’s confiscated goods drawer, and Albert warned the Twins not to get caught trying to investigate it.
• Albert and the others met Cedric Diggory and Gabriel at breakfast, and Gabriel’s acquaintance with Albert surprised Cedric.
• The Twins and Lee Jordan realized Albert had won fifty Galleons through a bet, and Albert claimed his Redwood wand had given him a lucky feeling.

Albert and the three Weasleys traveled through the Fifth Floor Mirror Secret Passage to Hogsmeade in the rain. They reached the Three Broomsticks, where Albert bought them warm Butterbeer and gave his opinion of the drink.

• Fred led Albert, George, and Lee Jordan down the dark secret passage, and they walked for more than an hour before reaching its exit beneath a boulder.
• Albert conjured umbrellas for the group, but Lee Jordan slipped in the rain and soaked his clothes.
• The four went to the Three Broomsticks, where Albert ordered four warm Butterbeers from Rosmerta.
• Albert paid for the drinks, tasted his Butterbeer, and told the others it was an ordinary drink like Muggle soda.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan visited Zonko's Joke Shop, where they bought a variety of prank items and sweets. As they left for Honeydukes, Albert suggested that the Twins might open their own joke shop someday, while he considered possible careers in finance or Divination.

• After leaving the Three Broomsticks, Fred led the group to Zonko's Joke Shop before they could spend their money at Honeydukes.
• Albert inspected the shop’s prank merchandise, including an Auto-Answer Quill, a Rampaging Broom, Frog Spawn Soap, and Nose-Biting Teacups.
• Fred and George bought Dungbombs, Albert bought Hiccough Sweets, Squeaking Sweets, and Inflatable Screaming Skeletons, and Lee Jordan bought a Sticky Stretching Hand.
• As they left the shop, George said the Twins wanted to use the Dungbombs against Filch, and Albert warned them not to stink up the dormitory.
• Albert suggested that Fred and George could open a joke shop someday, and the group then entered Honeydukes to browse.

Albert and the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan visited Honeydukes, where they sampled and bought a variety of sweets. After returning to Hogwarts, Albert received his purchases by owl and took them to the Gryffindor Common Room while Percy watched them suspiciously.

• Albert explored Honeydukes with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, learning about unusual sweets such as Acid Pops and Ice Mice.
• Albert bought chocolate and Exploding Bonbons, and the proprietress recommended more sweets while packing his purchases for delivery to Hogwarts.
• The four left Honeydukes with Pineapple Candied Fruit, and Albert joked that the proprietress had been friendly for the sake of their Galleons.
• They returned to the castle at two in the afternoon and avoided telling Percy Weasley where they had gone.
• An owl delivered Albert's package, and he led the others back to the Gryffindor Common Room as Percy watched them.

On the first day of term, Albert guided Shanna Wilson to breakfast and encouraged her as she worried about learning magic. He reflected on his unusual ability to learn spells and remained undecided about whether to pursue a career in the magical world or the Muggle world.

• Albert woke early, got ready for class, and met Shanna Wilson in the Gryffindor Common Room.
• Albert invited Shanna to breakfast and led her through Hogwarts because she did not know the way to the Great Hall.
• At breakfast, Shanna asked Albert how he had learned so many spells, and he advised her to stay interested and practice.
• Albert reassured Shanna that Muggle-born students could catch up by spending more time on their classes.
• Albert considered his skill panel, saved experience, and uncertainty about his future career before turning to his spellbook.

Albert and his friends attended their first Charms class, where Professor Flitwick demonstrated magic and taught Charm Theory. The chapter left Albert making extra quills for the Twins and Lee Jordan, who had come to class without one.

• Lee Jordan complained about sore legs at breakfast, and the Twins teased him.
• Charlie agreed to let Fred and George train as reserve Beaters at the Quidditch Pitch that afternoon.
• Albert, Lee Jordan, and the Twins went to Charms class and watched Professor Flitwick make books dance.
• Professor Flitwick taught Charm Theory and emphasized wand movements and clear incantations.
• The Twins pointed out that they had no quills, and Albert began reciting the Duplication Charm; Lee Jordan then asked him to make one for him too.

Albert mastered the Lumos Charm in Professor Flitwick’s class and learned that producing an umbrella with a wand required the Summoning Charm, a branch of Transfiguration. After Albert proposed storing Lumos light, his panel gave him a task to research and create a Magic Lamp, and he left for History of Magic with George, Fred, and Lee Jordan.

• Professor Flitwick taught the first-years the Lumos Charm, and Albert demonstrated that he had already mastered it, earning five points for Gryffindor.
• Several students struggled with the spell; a Hufflepuff’s wand set another student’s robes on fire, and Shanna’s wand filled the classroom with black smoke.
• Albert stayed after class to ask Professor Flitwick how to produce an umbrella from his wand, and Flitwick explained that the Summoning Charm summoned existing objects and was O.W.L.-level Transfiguration.
• Albert asked whether Lumos light could be stored and used later, prompting Professor Flitwick to discuss the idea and the panel to assign Albert a Magic Lamp invention task.
• George asked what Albert had discussed with Flitwick, and Albert, George, Fred, and Lee Jordan headed to History of Magic.

Albert and his friends passed the time before History of Magic by sampling Every Flavor Beans and talking with Ravenclaw student Katrina McDougal. The conversation turned to riddles about which came first, and Albert left Katrina unconvinced by his answer that the chicken came before the egg.

• Albert discovered that he had gained the Charm Theory skill after Charms class and raised it to Level 1.
• Albert ate a chili pepper-flavored Every Flavor Bean, then used Scourgify to clean up after Lee Jordan spat out a rotten egg-flavored one.
• Katrina McDougal introduced herself to Albert, questioned his magical ability and house placement, and asked how he knew about Ravenclaw's common-room entrance.
• Katrina asked whether the phoenix or the fire came first, and Fred and George guessed that the phoenix did.
• Albert brought up the chicken-and-egg question and argued that the chicken came first because an egg could not appear out of nowhere, but Katrina rejected his reasoning.

Albert impressed the Ravenclaws by answering the Eagle Bronze Door Knocker’s question, then stayed alert through Professor Binns’s History of Magic lesson and shared the story of how Binns became a ghost. After lunch, Albert relaxed with the Weasley Twins and Lee Jordan, discussed the Forbidden Forest, and demonstrated his progress on the Disillusionment Charm.

• Albert explained why Muggle scientists concluded that chickens came before eggs and said phoenixes and fire existed in a cycle.
• Roger Davies introduced himself to Albert and asked why he had been sorted into Gryffindor.
• Professor Binns taught History of Magic in his usual monotonous voice while Albert read, took notes, and stayed alert.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan borrowed Albert’s notes, and Albert told them the story of how Professor Binns left his body behind.
• Albert rested in the courtyard with the others, discussed the Forbidden Forest, and demonstrated the Disillusionment Charm on a fallen leaf.