Chapter Summaries

Albert’s paper on advanced Transformation Charms earned him a prestigious award, while he traded Two-Way Mirror instructions with Adolf Fournier for alchemical knowledge. After completing the exchange and experimenting with a Magic Lamp, Albert received a pair of Two-Way Mirrors and gained several rewards.

• Albert’s paper proposing a magical video-and-text communications platform appeared in Transfiguration Today, earning him the Most Promising Newcomer Award.
• Albert planned to develop a portable communication book and continued practicing advanced Transformation Charms.
• Albert unlocked the “Equivalent Exchange” task, which required him and Adolf Fournier to trade things they both needed on relatively equal terms.
• Albert gave Adolf Fournier the Two-Way Mirror method, and Adolf shared alchemical knowledge, including how to make a Peeping Mirror and a Magic Lamp.
• Albert created a Magic Lamp that lasted ten seconds, and Tom knocked the prototype onto the floor.
• Adolf Fournier sent Albert a pair of Two-Way Mirrors, and Albert completed the task with experience points and new alchemy skills.

Albert helped run the lively Wizard Card Club gathering, where students learned about the cards and asked him to replace unflattering photographs. He invited Hermione to join in and called her a genius before Truman questioned his interest in her.

• Harry and Ron visited the Wizard Card Club gathering, where Fred and George showed them cards about Quidditch tactics and the Disarming Charm.
• Lee Jordan explained that Wizard Cards could teach wizards while entertaining them, and Albert sent Fred, George, and Lee back to help duplicate cards.
• Katrina and several other girls asked Albert to replace their unflattering card photos, and Katrina gave him a photo she had chosen.
• Hermione thanked Albert for inviting her, asked him to make her a card, and congratulated him on his Transfiguration Today matter.
• Truman questioned why Albert paid attention to a first-year, and Albert replied that Hermione was a genius.

Albert took Tom for a walk and visited Hagrid, where he recognized that Hagrid’s mushroom soup was likely poisonous. Harry and Ron arrived and began eating before Albert warned them; the chapter ended with Hagrid doubting him and Ron having already eaten half a bowl.

• Albert encountered Professor Quirrell and asked him about the banshee Choir’s deadly singing, but Quirrell had no answer yet and hurried away.
• Tom swiped at Mrs. Norris, then hid by Albert’s feet; Albert left her some dried fish before continuing to Hagrid’s Hut.
• Hagrid told Albert he had gathered mushrooms from the Forbidden Forest and was making soup, including a brightly coloured mushroom he called a Drunken Mushroom.
• Harry and Ron arrived, and Hagrid offered them the soup; Albert warned them that the mushrooms were poisonous.
• Ron had already eaten half a bowl, while Hagrid insisted the soup was safe because he had eaten it without ill effects.

Albert’s warning about Hagrid’s poisonous mushroom soup went unheeded, and Ron was poisoned after eating a bowl. Ron recovered in the School Hospital, but the Daily Prophet distorted the story into a report about Harry being poisoned.

• Albert warned Harry and Ron not to eat Hagrid’s mushroom soup, but Ron ate a bowl and began convulsing from poisoning.
• Hagrid tried to make Ron vomit by shaking him upside down, and Albert punched Ron in the stomach to make him bring up the soup.
• Hagrid took Ron to the School Hospital, where Madam Pomfrey treated him; Dumbledore and Professor Sprout confirmed the mushrooms were poisonous.
• Professor McGonagall contacted the Weasley Couple, who arrived with Ginny and thanked Albert for helping Ron.
• Ron woke after passing the danger, and the Daily Prophet later twisted the incident into a story about Harry Potter being poisoned.

Albert practiced the Advanced Patronus Charm with Isobel, who helped him discover a way to make a Patronus deliver a spoken message. The two confirmed they were dating, exchanged gifts, and Isobel tested Albert’s Communication Bookmark.

• Albert told Isobel about his plans to become an Animagus and his concerns about his Griffin Patronus.
• Isobel read Albert’s notes and suggested that he could embed a message in his Patronus after summoning it.
• Albert successfully made his Patronus speak the word “Hello” and credited Isobel with solving the problem.
• Albert and Isobel kissed and agreed that they were officially dating.
• Albert gave Isobel a Two-Way Mirror and a Communication Bookmark, and she tested the bookmark by changing its message.

Albert and his friends discussed the first Hogsmeade weekend, studied Ancient Runes, and speculated about trouble near the Forbidden Corridor. Albert invited Isobel to Hogsmeade and declined his friends’ invitation to join their group.

• Lee Jordan announced that the first Hogsmeade weekend would take place in mid-October, and Fred and George discussed buying supplies and trying to uncover the secret inside Professor Quirrell’s scarf.
• Albert corrected Angelina’s and Shanna’s Ancient Runes translations while Fred and George explained that they were seeking Bubotuber Pus for an acne potion.
• Lee Jordan shared news that a Hufflepuff student had nearly been bitten by the three-headed dog, and Albert suspected Professor Quirrell had used the Imperius Curse to test a way past it.
• Shanna talked with Albert about Hogsmeade, and Albert messaged Isobel to ask if she wanted to go; she replied yes.
• When Shanna invited everyone to explore Hogsmeade together, Albert declined because he already had plans and suggested Lee Jordan show them around.

Albert explained how to grow Wizard Card into a business and showed the others his long-term plans. He also proposed that Fred and George expand their future Joke Shop into magical goods, beginning with Communication Cards.

• Truman asked Albert how to speed up Wizard Card’s spread, and Albert suggested paying students to copy cards while keeping the game free until it was fully developed.
• Albert urged Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to prioritize building Wizard Card’s reputation and audience over making quick money, then showed them his development plan.
• Albert outlined plans to sell Card Packs, establish a pub and event business, and eventually open franchise shops across the magical world.
• Fred and George asked Albert for advice about their Joke Shop, and he recommended expanding beyond joke items into magical goods, especially Defence Against the Dark Arts products.
• Albert showed Fred and George Communication Cards that let users send writing between paired cards and offered them a twenty-percent share of sales.

Albert watched Fred and George sell Communication Cards, a prototype he had created, and counted their earnings. After the twins teased Ron with candy instead of money, Harry invited him to investigate a treasure map they had found.

• Albert told Shanna that his Communication Cards were only a prototype and could send messages one way.
• Fred and George reported selling eight sets in three days, while Lee Jordan had sold one, and Albert counted their Galleons.
• Ron envied the twins' earnings, but George gave him candy; Harry gave Ron a Sickle, which Ron returned before eating the candy.
• Harry invited Ron to study a treasure map they had found in a book, prompting Albert and Lee Jordan to suspect it was the Marauder's Map.
• Lee Jordan told Albert that students who tried to make cheaper Communication Cards had failed, and a Ravenclaw upperclassman had eventually bought a set from him.

Harry and Ron followed a Treasure Map hidden in a library book to the broken Girls' Washroom, where Moaning Myrtle revealed a cryptic clue from a handsome boy. They left just as Fred, George, Albert, and Lee Jordan found them, still unsure what “fifteen” meant.

• Harry explained that Fred and George had earned Galleons by selling Albert's Communication Cards, leaving Ron regretful that he had not made money too.
• Harry showed Ron the Treasure Map he had found hidden in a library book, and the two decided to search for its treasure.
• Harry and Ron interpreted the map's drawings as clues to the second floor, Hagrid's Pumpkin Field, and a broken washroom.
• Hermione caught Harry and Ron trying to enter the Girls' Washroom and warned them that they could be expelled for it.
• Harry and Ron entered the washroom and found Moaning Myrtle, who said a handsome boy had told her to give treasure hunters the clue “fifteen.”
• Fred, George, Albert, and Lee Jordan found Harry and Ron leaving the Girls' Washroom and urged them to get away before anyone saw them.

Albert skipped the trip to Hogsmeade with his roommates and waited to go with Isobel instead. They met in the Entrance Hall and left Hogwarts together.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that he would not go to Hogsmeade with them, while his cat Tom scratched Lee.
• Albert and his roommates met Professor Quirrell and then encountered Filch as they headed to breakfast.
• Albert declined to name the girl he had asked out, and Lee Jordan was silenced by magic when he kept teasing him.
• Albert waited in the Entrance Hall until Isobel arrived at half past eight.
• Albert and Isobel signed Filch's register and walked together toward the school gates.

Albert and Isobel went on a date in Hogsmeade, talked about their relationship and their families, and spent the afternoon shopping together. They ran into Katrina, who stared at them and asked whether they were dating.

• Albert and Isobel walked hand in hand through the rain, then flew to Hogsmeade under a Disillusionment Charm.
• They visited Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, where Isobel and Albert discussed why they had chosen each other and their dislike of others arranging their lives.
• Fred, George, and Jordan found Albert and Isobel at the tea shop, but Albert left with Isobel after warning them not to interrupt.
• Albert and Isobel bought quills, parchment, notebooks, a Quick-Quotes Quill, and a scarf while shopping in Hogsmeade.
• Katrina and her companion ran into Albert and Isobel, and Katrina asked, "Are you dating?"

Albert and Isobel brought Katrina and her friends to the Three Broomsticks, where Isobel deflected questions about their relationship by turning the outing into an Ancient Runes lesson. After the others left, Albert and Isobel continued their date and ended up at Honeydukes Sweetshop.

• Albert and Isobel invited Katrina and her friends to join them at the Three Broomsticks, where Isobel redirected Katrina's question about whether they were dating.
• Albert and Isobel taught the girls practical ways to improve their Ancient Runes, leaving Katrina and her friends overwhelmed by the lesson.
• Katrina and her friends left after about half an hour, and Isobel explained that revealing their relationship might make matters more troublesome.
• Albert teased Isobel about aging and suggested they marry after he graduated, prompting her to protest.
• Albert and Isobel playfully scuffled as they entered Honeydukes Sweetshop.

After his Hogsmeade date with Isobel, Albert kept their relationship private and confiscated the Marauder's Map from Fred and George after they discovered two Alberts at Hogwarts. He studied the Map's magic and monitored Quirrell, while deciding to stay out of Harry Potter's fight with Voldemort.

• Albert and Isobel finished their Hogsmeade date, clarified their relationship, and agreed to marry after graduation.
• Rumors about Albert's date spread around Hogwarts, but Albert silenced Lee Jordan and the gossip soon faded.
• Fred and George spotted two Alberts on the Marauder's Map, questioned Albert, and protested when he took the Map from them.
• Albert studied the Map's layered concealment and advanced Tracking Charm, and considered how an advanced Shield Charm might counter it.
• Albert watched Quirrell linger near the fourth floor and resolved to leave Voldemort's defeat to Harry Potter.

Harry and Ron followed the Treasure Map to Hagrid’s Pumpkin Patch and found a bottle labeled Vampire Repellent. After its foul odor drove them back, Harry agreed with Ron that they should give it to Professor Quirrell.

• Harry guessed that the clue meant the fifteenth stone step beside Hagrid’s Pumpkin Patch and went there with Ron and Hagrid.
• Ron spotted a branch marking a buried Wooden Box, and Hagrid helped Harry dig it up.
• Harry and Ron found a small bottle and a copper plate labeled Vampire Repellent inside the box.
• Ron opened the bottle, releasing a powerful stench that made him dry-heave and left Harry nauseated.
• Ron suggested giving the Vampire Repellent to Professor Quirrell, and Harry agreed.

Quirrell struggled to steal the Philosopher’s Stone while Voldemort’s possession and impatience threatened his life. After avoiding Albert and plotting against Harry Potter, Quirrell received a foul-smelling vampire-repellent amulet from Harry and realized it was a gift, but resented him even more.

• Quirrell woke in pain from Voldemort’s Cruciatus Curse and worried that he had made no progress discovering the Philosopher’s Stone’s defences.
• Quirrell concealed Voldemort’s face beneath his Large Scarf and hurried away when he spotted Albert Anderson.
• Quirrell ate breakfast beside Professor Flitwick and considered ways to kill Harry Potter.
• Harry Potter’s owl delivered Quirrell a package containing a letter and a foul-smelling bottle.
• Quirrell concluded that Harry had sent him a vampire-repellent amulet, but the gift only intensified his desire to kill Harry.

Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Albert discussed Professor Quirrell’s garlic-smelling scarf and the failed attempt to prank him, then learned Harry and Ron had found one of Albert’s treasures. The chapter ended with Wood announcing that the Acrobatic Trio would bring their miniature circus to Hogwarts for Halloween.

• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan discussed Professor Quirrell’s strange looks and Peeves’s failure to interfere with his scarf, while Albert warned them against trying again.
• Albert told the others that Quirrell had supposedly charmed his Large Scarf so no one could remove it, then asked whether they had revealed the location of a treasure.
• Fred asked Harry and Ron about their Treasure Map, and Ron said they had found a foul-smelling bottle containing a vampire amulet and given it to Professor Quirrell.
• Harry showed George his map and asked about the initials ALFG, while Fred and George denied having made the map themselves.
• Albert asked about the Halloween event, and Wood announced that Mario, Danny, and Jack would bring their miniature circus to Hogwarts.

Fred and George worried about the cost of opening a joke shop and felt reassured by Albert’s promise to help them. Meanwhile, Albert met Hermione in the Gryffindor common room and asked her to help exercise his overweight cat, Tom.

• Fred and George realized they lacked the money and experience to open a joke shop, but trusted Albert to help them after graduation.
• Albert warned Harry to stay fit for Quidditch and cautioned him about the Slytherin team’s dirty tactics.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan followed Albert, then guessed he and Isobel were secretly meeting in the Room of Requirement when they could not enter.
• Albert found Hermione feeding dried fish to Tom and asked her not to give the cat treats because he was overweight.
• Albert gave Hermione a cat teaser and asked her to help care for Tom, and Hermione happily agreed.

On Halloween Eve, Albert tried to keep events aligned with the original story while Hogwarts celebrated with the Headless Hunt. After Professor Quirrell announced that a troll had entered the castle, Albert and his friends stayed behind to eat, and Professor McGonagall ordered them to return to Gryffindor's Common Room.

• Albert woke from a nightmare, realized it was Halloween Eve, and decided to preserve the events that would bring Harry, Hermione, and Ron together.
• Wood told Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Mario, Danny, and Jack could not perform because Danny and Jack were in St. Mungo's Hospital after being hit by Dark Curses.
• Snape took points from Gryffindor after overhearing Albert and the others discussing his coming bad luck.
• Albert and his friends attended the Halloween feast, where the Headless Hunt performed its Head-on-Horseback Play.
• Professor Quirrell burst into the Great Hall, announced that a troll had entered Hogwarts, and fainted.
• While students left for their Common Rooms, Albert and his friends stayed to eat until Professor McGonagall ordered them to leave.

Snape rushed to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor to stop Quirrell, but the Three-Headed Dog bit his leg before Quirrell arrived. Albert later reunited with his double and returned to Gryffindor, where Harry and Ron claimed to have knocked out the troll; the next morning, Albert and his friends speculated that Snape had been trying to steal what Dumbledore had hidden.

• Snape found the door to the corridor open, and the Three-Headed Dog bit his leg when he entered.
• Quirrell arrived, but Snape accused him of pursuing the Philosopher's Stone and limped away without accepting his help.
• Albert met someone identical to him in the boys' toilet, then returned to the Gryffindor Common Room with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Hermione, Harry, and Ron returned to the Common Room, where Ron proudly said he had knocked out the troll.
• The next morning, Albert and his friends mocked Snape's limp and speculated that he had tried to get past the Three-Headed Dog to steal something Dumbledore had hidden.

Hermione wondered whether Albert could predict the future after his prediction about her finding friends came true, and the others discussed his warnings about Harry and Quidditch. Harry and Ron then suspected Snape had tried to reach the three-headed dog during the troll attack, while Hermione doubted their theory.

• Hermione told Harry and Ron that Albert had predicted she would make good friends before winter, and they debated whether he could foresee the future.
• Angelina urged Harry to be careful after hearing Albert had warned that Gryffindor’s Quidditch Cup campaign would face twists and turns.
• Ron recalled Albert predicting Snape would have bad luck and shed blood before Snape appeared limping and took five points from Gryffindor over crumbs on Harry’s library book.
• Harry connected Snape’s bite to the three-headed dog and guessed Snape had used the troll attack to distract the professors while trying to steal what the dog guarded.
• Hermione rejected Harry and Ron’s theory, arguing that Dumbledore would have anticipated the danger of keeping the guarded object at Hogwarts.