Chapter Summaries

Harry, Hermione, and Ron worried that Snape was trying to learn how to reach the Philosopher’s Stone, so Harry sent Dumbledore a cautious warning. Meanwhile, Quirrell arranged to obtain a dragon egg so he could get Hagrid to reveal how to deal with the Three-Headed Dog, as Voldemort’s drain on his life left him near death.

• Harry found Ron upset after Ron was eliminated from the Wizard Card Competition, and Hermione explained how badly Ron had lost.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron that he had seen Snape press Quirrell for information about the protections around the Philosopher’s Stone, and the three discussed warning Dumbledore.
• Snape overheard them, threatened to deduct points for a false accusation, and left Harry, Hermione, and Ron shaken.
• Harry decided to warn Dumbledore without naming Snape, and Hermione wrote the letter for them to send by owl.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione encountered a gravely ill Quirrell, who had secretly arranged to buy a dragon egg so he could get Hagrid drunk and learn how to deal with the Three-Headed Dog.

Albert finished asking Professor Quirrell all the questions he had prepared and was relieved that he no longer had to bother him. He helped Fred, George, and Lee Jordan plan a prank on Malfoy, then headed to lunch before collecting his task reward.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that he had finished asking Professor Quirrell questions and would leave him alone.
• Fred revealed that he and George had tested the Exploding Charm on toilets in the Room of Requirement as part of a plan to prank Malfoy.
• Albert warned them not to use the charm while someone was sitting on the toilet and suggested using Ba Shu Beans to give Malfoy diarrhea.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan planned to contact Slug & Jiggers Apothecary to order Ba Shu Beans.
• Albert went to the Great Hall for lunch and planned to collect his good student task reward from the Room of Requirement.

Albert completed the good student task and chose Voldemort's Curse Method from Quirrell’s skills, then used experience points to raise it to level three. After practicing the method, he promised to teach it to Isobel once he had mastered it.

• Albert found Katrina doing homework in the Room of Requirement and discovered Isobel asleep in the expanded Ravenclaw Private Library.
• Albert examined Quirrell’s available skills and chose Voldemort's Curse Method over Basic Theory Mastery and Fiendfyre.
• Albert spent experience points to raise Voldemort's Curse Method to level three and practiced casting with the new insights it gave him.
• Isobel praised Albert’s spellcasting and said it could win the Barnabus Finkley Excellent Spellcasting Method Award.
• Albert promised to teach Isobel Voldemort's Curse Method after he mastered it, while deciding he had no interest in sharing it with the competition.

Albert practiced Voldemort's Curse Method with Isobel and discussed how few wizards studied casting methods deeply. At Hagrid's hut, Harry accused Snape of targeting the Philosopher's Stone, but Hagrid dismissed the danger, leaving Harry to argue that Hogwarts could be breached just like Gringotts.

• Albert and Isobel practiced Voldemort's Curse Method, and Albert reflected on how uncommon it was for wizards to study casting methods closely.
• Albert urged Hagrid to tell Dumbledore about Harry's warning, and he agreed that Snape seemed suspicious.
• Harry told Hagrid that he suspected Snape was pressuring Quirrell to reveal how to get past the Philosopher's Stone's protections.
• Hagrid insisted that nobody could steal the Stone or get past Fluffy, while Harry argued that Hogwarts could be infiltrated just as Gringotts had been.
• Albert stopped Tom from eating a rat, and Harry tried to return Hagrid's attention to the danger to the Stone.

Albert helped George get treatment after George took Ba Shu Bean powder and developed diarrhea, then discovered the beans had to be specially processed for use in Antidiarrheal. The group left the idea of selling the potion unresolved, and Albert decided they should look for another formula.

• Albert learned that George had taken Ba Shu Bean powder and was suffering from stomach trouble, so he suggested blaming Peeves and consulting Madam Pomfrey.
• Fred and Lee Jordan took George to the School Hospital, where Madam Pomfrey quickly cured his diarrhea with Antidiarrheal.
• Albert and the others found that Ba Shu Beans were an ingredient in Antidiarrheal, but untreated beans turned it into a Strong Laxative.
• Fred imagined using the potion for pranks and selling it, while Lee Jordan objected to risking diarrhea at school.
• Albert concluded they should find another Antidiarrheal formula rather than spend time processing Ba Shu Beans.

Higgs lost two Wizard Card Competition matches to Isobel McDougal, while Marcus Flint lured Kenneth Towler into an ambush and planned to retaliate against Albert Anderson and his friends. The Slytherins recognized Albert’s strength but remained intent on gathering allies and making a plan against him.

• Higgs conceded his second Wizard Card Competition match to Isobel McDougal and returned to the Slytherin table.
• Marcus Flint provoked Kenneth Towler and then ambushed him with the help of other Slytherins in a boys’ bathroom.
• Flint shoved Kenneth’s head into a toilet and flushed it, leaving him unconscious.
• Flint said he wanted revenge on Albert Anderson and his friends, while Montague warned that Albert was dangerous and urged them to make a detailed plan.

After Kenneth Towler was found unconscious and unable to remember his attacker, Albert suspected Marcus Flint was preparing revenge and agreed to use himself and his friends as bait. The chapter ended with them letting Montague overhear their plan, hoping he would try to outsmart them.

• Lee Jordan told Albert that Isobel had made the top sixteen in the Wizard Card Competition, while George reported that Kenneth Towler had been found unconscious in a bathroom with his trousers pulled off.
• Albert and his friends suspected Kenneth had confronted Flint and been attacked, and learned that Kenneth could not remember who had done it.
• Albert predicted an attack involving many people during Divination class, prompting Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to discuss using themselves as bait.
• Albert agreed to the plan and deliberately let Montague overhear their conversation, expecting him to try to be clever.

Montague told Flint that the Weasley twins might be planning a trap, but Flint gathered Slytherins to ambush them anyway. Albert exploited the chaos in the Boys' Washroom, blinding and stunning the Slytherins, leaving everyone there unconscious.

• Montague reported to Flint that Fred and George might have deliberately let him overhear their plans, but Flint decided to attack them with help from other Slytherins.
• Flint and Montague entered the Third-Floor Boys' Washroom and were stunned by Fred and George, who had spotted them through water on the floor.
• More Slytherins arrived and stunned Fred and George from behind, while Flint ordered the others to prepare an ambush for Albert.
• Albert threw a flash-producing ball into the washroom, then rushed in and stunned Flint and the other Slytherins one by one.

Albert and his friends subdued a group of Slytherins in the boys' washroom and plotted to punish them with laxatives and altered memories. They left the unconscious students arranged around the toilets, with delayed doses and no toilet paper to make their eventual ordeal worse.

• Albert found the Slytherins unconscious in the washroom, freed Fred and George, and brought two more unconscious boys inside.
• Albert discovered Lee Jordan stunned in a stall and revived him, then confirmed that nine Slytherins had been there.
• Albert gave George Strong Laxative and warned the group not to use more than one spoonful per person.
• Albert altered Flint's memories while Fred and Lee prepared him over a toilet, and George pulled down his trousers.
• Albert gave Fred Cleansing Pills for the other Slytherins and reminded the group to remove all the toilet paper.

Albert and his friends used Strong Laxative and the Cleansing Pill to give several Slytherin students severe diarrhea. Flint and Montague ran out of toilet paper and were later found by Filch, who sent them to the School Hospital.

• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan left Flint and Montague in the Boys' Washroom after feeding Flint Strong Laxative and magically disguising their missing wands.
• Flint and Montague suffered repeated bouts of diarrhea and discovered that the washroom had no toilet paper left.
• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan watched Bole rush out of the library with a stomachache after taking Albert's Cleansing Pill.
• Albert had separated the targets to avoid causing a commotion as similar bouts of diarrhea unfolded elsewhere.
• Filch found Flint and Montague collapsed in the washroom and sent them separately to the School Hospital.

Quirinus Quirrell worried that his life was running out and resolved to steal the Philosopher’s Stone while keeping Voldemort’s condition secret. After learning that a smuggler had secured a dragon egg, he was struck by diarrhea and went to Madam Pomfrey for medicine.

• Quirrell considered hunting unicorns for their blood but feared the curse it would bring, and he worried he might not survive long enough to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Quirrell doubted Snape’s loyalty and worried that Harry Potter had seen him checking the Stone’s protections, but he believed Snape’s presence helped draw suspicion away from him.
• Quirrell received an owl message confirming that the smuggler had secured the dragon egg, which he planned to use against the Three-Headed Dog.
• Quirrell developed severe stomach discomfort, rushed to the Boys' Washroom, and went to the School Hospital for a small cup of Antidiarrheal without allowing Madam Pomfrey to examine him.
• At the School Hospital, Quirrell saw Flint and Montague recovering after two days of severe diarrhea.

Quirrell evaded Madam Pomfrey’s examination and continued plotting to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, unaware that Albert had arranged to weaken him with Ba Shu Bean powder. The diarrhea outbreak distracted Snape and made the school wary of Peeves, while Albert’s task progress increased slightly.

• Quirrell used a Confundus Charm on Madam Pomfrey to escape a full examination, then headed to his office to write to a dragon-egg smuggler.
• Quirrell overheard Malfoy and two Slytherin First Years suspecting a conspiracy against Slytherin, not realizing that Albert was deliberately targeting him.
• Albert recalled accepting the Philosopher’s Stone protection task and decided to leave confronting Voldemort to Harry while using other means to help protect the Stone.
• Albert had given Peeves Ba Shu Bean powder to put in Quirrell’s food, causing Quirrell’s diarrhea and raising the task progress by two percent.
• Diarrhea spread among Hogwarts students, distracting Snape, and Peeves was blamed as students grew cautious about their food.
• Flint and Montague remained in the School Hospital while other students made them the subject of jokes.

Albert spent Saturday morning discussing joke-product ideas and plans with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan before Hermione asked to speak with him alone. The chapter ended with Albert leaving his roommates to hear what Hermione wanted to tell him.

• Albert woke late after messaging Isobel for hours the previous night and found Tom still living comfortably in Gryffindor.
• Fred and George showed Albert their Skiving Snackbox idea, and he suggested looking into Magical Creature traits for ingredients that could cause a fever.
• Lee Jordan asked when they would tackle the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor, and Albert set the challenge for Easter while urging him to finish the Wizard Card Competition by the end of March.
• Albert noticed Professor Quirrell seemed pleased and wondered whether he had obtained a dragon egg to bribe Hagrid.
• Hermione Granger asked Albert to speak with her alone, and Albert went with her while his roommates headed to the library.

Hermione confronted Albert about being ALFG, and he admitted that he and his friends had made the treasure maps and the fake Philosopher's Stone recipe. He explained why he had revealed what he knew and asked Hermione to keep his connection to Nicolas LeMay secret.

• Hermione traced the initials ALFG to Albert and his friends Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, using clues including a letter from Sella Harrises and the French recipe.
• Albert confirmed they had made treasure maps as a school prank and said the Philosopher's Stone recipe was fake, while Hermione accused him of leading them in circles.
• Albert explained that he had told Hermione the truth because she, Harry, and Ron were investigating the Philosopher's Stone and might otherwise cause trouble.
• Hermione told Albert that Harry suspected Snape wanted the stone after seeing him press Professor Quirrell about its protections.
• Albert admitted that he knew and corresponded with Nicolas LeMay, then asked Hermione to keep that secret, and she promised she would.

Quirrell bought a dragon egg from Jack at the Hog's Head Pub, then followed him and killed him to reclaim the money. After hiding Jack's body and destroying the evidence, Quirrell's Polyjuice Potion wore off and revealed him as Hogwarts' Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor.

• A cloaked buyer met Jack at the Hog's Head Pub and paid him for a Norwegian Ridgeback egg.
• Jack left the pub with his earnings, and several wizards followed him, hoping to rob him.
• After Jack shook off his pursuers, the cloaked buyer attacked him from behind and killed him.
• The cloaked buyer reclaimed the Galleons, transfigured Jack's body into stone, buried it, and destroyed his wand.
• Quirrell's Polyjuice Potion wore off, revealing his identity before he left the burial site.

Albert read that the Ministry was hunting Jack, who had smuggled a dragon egg into Britain, and suspected Quirrell had already obtained it. As the students studied and prepared for their exams, Fred and George explored using Murtlap parts for prank sweets, eventually buying incisors from Mundungus Fletcher.

• Albert read Rita Skeeter's report about the Ministry hunting Jack and suspected Quirrell had acquired the dragon egg.
• Albert invited his classmates to study together, while Fred and George slipped away to look up Murtlaps.
• Fred and George found that Murtlap bites could cause dry heaving and sparks, and Albert suggested they ask Mundungus Fletcher for Murtlap materials.
• Mundungus offered the Twins two Murtlaps, but they declined and asked for incisors and growths instead.
• Mundungus later offered Murtlap incisors at two Sickles each, and the Twins haggled until he accepted the sale.
• Ron passed seven O.W.L.s, more than Fred and George combined, and the Twins eventually gave up on their studies.

Albert visited Hagrid and claimed a prophecy foretold that Hagrid would obtain and raise a dragon, warning that the hut would catch fire and that Fang would be inside. He also warned Hagrid about danger in the Forbidden Forest, then left Hermione wondering whether he could truly see the future.

• Albert decided to use his knowledge of the dragon egg incident to guide Hagrid and potentially gain benefits.
• Hermione asked to accompany Albert to Hagrid's Hut after noticing him leaving the castle before dinner.
• Albert told Hagrid that he had dreamed Hagrid would hatch a dragon in his hut and that the hut would later catch fire with Fang inside.
• Albert warned Hagrid that the Forbidden Forest was unsettled and urged him to believe the prophecy.
• On the way back, Albert told Hermione that Hagrid keeping a dragon would be a disaster because wizards were not allowed to keep dragons.

Hagrid anxiously waited for a chance to obtain a dragon egg while Quirrell watched for him to leave Hogwarts and worried that his failing body would not last. Hermione reassured Harry and Ron about the Philosopher’s Stone, Isobel won the Wizard Card Competition, and Snape took Quirrell aside as Harry tried to follow them.

• Hagrid obsessed over the dragon egg, while Quirrell secretly watched him and considered hunting unicorns to prolong his life.
• Hermione told Harry and Ron that Dumbledore likely had a purpose for keeping the Philosopher’s Stone at Hogwarts and suggested Albert might know how to subdue Fluffy.
• Isobel defeated Truman in the final and won the Wizard Card Competition, which ended with students celebrating over Butterbeer.
• Snape approached Quirrell outside the Great Hall and asked to speak with him, and Harry tried to follow them but was spotted by Snape.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Albert’s Bait Mouse to disrupt Snape’s confrontation with Professor Quirrell over the Philosopher’s Stone protections, leaving Snape covered in smoke and powder. Albert later admitted to Isobel that he had helped them, while she warned him that getting involved with Harry Potter was dangerous.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione found Harry watching Snape pressure Professor Quirrell and decided they had to help without openly interrupting them.
• Albert gave Harry a Bait Mouse that would make a loud noise, and Hermione set it moving into the classroom where Snape and Quirrell were talking.
• The Bait Mouse filled the classroom with smoke and noise, interrupting the discussion and letting Quirrell leave.
• Snape found the battered Bait Mouse, triggered its explosive head, and emerged covered in powder as Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched.
• Albert checked his helping hand task and told Isobel he had deliberately helped the trio cause Snape trouble.
• Isobel warned Albert about the danger of involvement with Harry Potter, then asked him for a reward for winning the Wizard Card Competition and kissed him.

After the Wizard Card Competition, rumors about Albert’s romantic life spread around Hogwarts, while he helped the Weasley twins test a potion and received research notes from Mr. Brood. The chapter left Albert considering whether his skills could eventually let him create Fiendfyre, improve his Magic Lamp, and perhaps make a Philosopher’s Stone.

• Lee Jordan told Albert that more students had joined the Wizard Card Club and that girls were asking whether he had a girlfriend; Albert jokingly claimed it was Isobel.
• Fred vomited during a potion test, and George sent him to the School Hospital with Lee Jordan while giving Albert his notes on the experiment.
• Albert went to the library, refused Harry’s request for the item he had previously offered, and sat beside Katrina.
• Isobel delivered Mr. Brood’s letter to Albert, which contained research on advanced Patronus techniques and Fiendfyre.
• Albert considered using Fiendfyre to improve his Magic Lamp and wondered whether even his skills could help him create a Philosopher’s Stone.