Chapter Summaries

Albert used a Time-Turner to help Hagrid hide Norbert and evade the Ministry’s surprise inspection, leaving Malfoy blamed for slandering Hagrid and Snape suspected of sending the anonymous letter. Hagrid agreed to ask Ron’s brother Charlie to adopt Norbert, while Quirrell abandoned Albert’s next plan and prepared to use the Imperius Curse on Fudge.

• Fudge led a surprise inspection, but the Ministry found no dragon, and Malfoy was blamed for falsely accusing Hagrid.
• Dumbledore and Snape suspected Quirrell had arranged the scheme, while Albert had already completed the quest “This Blame Please Take” and earned its rewards.
• Albert’s earlier letter had prompted Quirrell to try to lure Dumbledore away by exposing Hagrid’s dragon, but Albert used a Time-Turner to hide Norbert before the inspection.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione found Norbert still at Hagrid’s hut, and Hagrid explained how Albert had helped him fool the Ministry.
• Ron suggested asking his brother Charlie to adopt Norbert, and Hagrid agreed to the plan.
• Malfoy kept trying to photograph Norbert, while Quirrell tore up Albert’s new plan and prepared to control Fudge with the Imperius Curse.

Albert and the others learned that Ron had been bitten by one of Hagrid’s pets, while a letter promising to take Hagrid’s dragon away on Saturday night drew students toward the Astronomy Tower. Hermione admitted she had forged the letter to lure Malfoy into trouble, but the rumor spread through Hogwarts and Malfoy suspected the students were trying to fool him.

• Albert dismissed the rumors that Hagrid had raised a dragon, while Fred and George teased Lee Jordan for asking him about it in front of everyone.
• Percy told Fred and George that Ron was in the hospital after being bitten and possibly poisoned, and Albert accompanied them to visit him.
• Ron said a venomous dog belonging to Hagrid had bitten him, and Madam Pomfrey kicked Fred, George, and Albert out after the twins disturbed him.
• Lee Jordan reported that a letter from Charlie promised to adopt Hagrid’s Norwegian Ridgeback and said the dragon would be taken away through the Astronomy Tower on Saturday night.
• Hermione admitted she had written the letter to trick Malfoy, but the story spread across Hogwarts before they could keep it secret.
• Malfoy learned that the letter was supposedly part of a scheme and decided the students were trying to deceive him.

Harry and Hermione prepared to take Norbert away on Saturday night while Hagrid remained devoted to the dangerous dragon and ignored Fang’s poisoning. Albert returned Fang to Hagrid, then stopped Fred and George from going to see Norbert, leaving Harry and Hermione’s plan dependent on their Invisibility Cloak.

• Harry and Hermione spread word that Filch would patrol the Astronomy Tower on Saturday night, discouraging students from going there, then told Hagrid they planned to take Norbert away.
• Harry and Hermione found Fang listless and warned Hagrid that Norbert’s bite was poisonous, but Hagrid dismissed their concerns and refused Hermione’s suggestion to stun the dragon.
• When Harry and Hermione returned, Hagrid said Fang had been poisoned and sent to Professor Kettleburn, while Norbert bit Hagrid’s boot and glove without making him cautious.
• Albert returned with Fang and told Hagrid that the dragon story had spread through the school and that Harry and Hermione would take Norbert away on Saturday.
• Fred and George showed Albert the letter Malfoy had taken from Ron and asked to see Norbert, but Albert refused and said he would show them photographs afterward.

Draco Malfoy tried to prove that Hagrid was raising a dragon by stealing Ron Weasley’s letter and spreading its contents around Hogwarts. After rumors claimed Hermione had forged the letter to trick him, Malfoy decided to catch Harry and the dragon himself.

• Draco Malfoy bought a camera and watched Hagrid’s hut, but Hagrid kept the curtains shut and Fang drove him away.
• Draco overheard Harry, Ron, and Hagrid discussing the dragon and learned they planned to send it away.
• Draco taunted the injured Ron in the hospital, took his History of Magic book, and found the letter inside.
• Draco spread the letter’s contents around Hogwarts to prove Hagrid was raising a dragon and reveal the planned Saturday-night departure.
• A rumor spread that Hermione had written the letter to fool Draco, so he decided to catch Harry and the dragon himself.

Albert and Isobel went on a nighttime date, discussed Hagrid’s dragon and Albert’s involvement in hiding it, and visited the Astronomy Tower. There, they witnessed Norbert being taken away by Charlie’s friends, and Dumbledore arrived as they prepared to leave.

• Albert and Isobel visited the Ravenclaw Common Room and talked about their families, Hagrid’s dragon, and Albert’s role in helping hide it from the Ministry.
• Albert and Isobel went to the Astronomy Tower, where they encountered Malfoy sneaking around and discussed how Hagrid’s friends would enter Hogwarts.
• Harry and Hermione arrived with Norbert, and Albert stunned the baby dragon while Isobel examined and petted it.
• Charlie’s friends arrived and flew away with Norbert, while Harry and Hermione left without noticing they had forgotten the Invisibility Cloak.
• Albert recognized the Invisibility Cloak as a Deathly Hallow, and Dumbledore arrived and advised Albert and Isobel to date during the day.

After Gryffindor lost 150 points because Harry, Hermione, and Neville had been caught out at night, the House Cup hopes collapsed and the three students faced widespread blame. Albert comforted Harry, but the hostility toward all three continued, leaving Neville especially isolated.

• Albert and his friends discovered Gryffindor had fallen to last place after losing 150 points overnight.
• Percy learned from Professor McGonagall that Harry, Hermione, and Neville had lost the points by wandering the castle at night, and Gryffindors turned against them.
• Slytherin students celebrated Harry's mistake, while Albert challenged Gryffindors who blamed him and reminded them that he regularly earned points for their house.
• Albert found Harry considering quitting the Quidditch team, returned the Invisibility Cloak reminder, and reassured him that the students would eventually forget the incident.
• Harry, Hermione, and Neville continued to face mockery, while Neville became isolated from his roommates and secretly cried.

After Hagrid found signs of an injured unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, Albert suggested that a Dark wizard might be hunting it for its blood. Hagrid and Albert set out to search for the unicorn, though Hagrid worried he could not protect Albert if the wizard appeared.

• Hagrid prepared his crossbow and planned to enter the Forbidden Forest after finding silvery unicorn blood.
• Albert pointed out that the blood would be easier to follow at night and asked Hagrid to explain what had happened.
• Hagrid told Albert he had found bloodstains showing that the injured unicorn had been stumbling through the forest since the previous night.
• Albert speculated that a Dark wizard had injured the unicorn to obtain its valuable parts or drink its blood to stay alive.
• Hagrid realized the wizard might attack again if the unicorn survived and seized his crossbow to search for him.
• Albert joined Hagrid on the search, while Hagrid warned he might not be able to protect him.

Albert and Hagrid searched the Forbidden Forest for an injured Unicorn, but found it dead from a magical wound. Hagrid buried it and went to report the suspected Dark wizard to Dumbledore, while Albert kept the Unicorn Horn.

• Albert and Hagrid followed the Unicorn's blood trail through the Forbidden Forest, and Albert warned Hagrid to stay alert near the Acromantulas.
• Hagrid showed Albert a Thestral, but their attempt to use it to find the Unicorn failed.
• Albert and Hagrid followed fresher blood deeper into the forest and found the Unicorn dead with its abdomen pierced by magic.
• Hagrid suspected a Dark wizard had hunted the Unicorn, then agreed to bury it and let Albert take its horn.
• Hagrid returned to his hut and went alone to report the discovery to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore discussed his plan for Harry to face Voldemort, while Voldemort forced Quirrell to hunt a unicorn for its blood. Quirrell drank from the wounded unicorn and encountered Harry in the Forbidden Forest, but a centaur intervened and Quirrell fled.

• Dumbledore told the portraits that Harry had to face Voldemort himself and assured them he would not let the plan's flaw cause it to fail.
• Voldemort punished Quirrell for delaying the unicorn hunt and ordered him to obtain unicorn blood.
• Quirrell searched the Forbidden Forest, drove a wounded unicorn to exhaustion, and drank its blood after it collapsed.
• Quirrell found Harry nearby and approached him with his wand raised, intending to kill him.
• A centaur charged at Quirrell and blocked his path to Harry, so Quirrell escaped into the darkness.

Harry told Albert that he suspected Snape was trying to steal the Philosopher’s Stone for Voldemort, and Albert urged him to report his suspicions to Dumbledore. Harry remained hesitant, while Albert’s roommates discussed whether the headmaster would believe the students as exams approached.

• Harry told Albert that he had overheard Quirrell and Snape discussing how to get past the magical defenses, and Albert advised him to go to Dumbledore.
• Harry described the Forbidden Forest unicorn attack and said Firenze had told him Voldemort was using unicorn blood to prolong his life.
• Albert warned Harry that Voldemort’s name had been enchanted to reveal when it was spoken, and again urged him to consult Dumbledore.
• After the gathering, Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Harry suspected Snape of trying to steal what was hidden in the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan discussed whether Dumbledore would believe Harry, while Albert dismissed the conversation and reminded them that Final Exams were near.

As Hogwarts students sat their exams, Albert completed his tests with ease while making a cryptic prediction about Quirrell and Harry Potter. The exam week ended with their fate still uncertain, as Albert saw them in a dark place in Professor Trelawney’s crystal ball.

• As exams approached, Albert’s timetable showed him scheduled to take multiple subjects at the same time, and he joked that he could manage them.
• Albert learned that Quirrell remained in hiding after drinking unicorn blood, while Harry had not exposed Snape to Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore brought the examiners to Hogwarts, and Isobel admitted she was nervous about her upcoming O.W.L.s.
• The students began their exams, and Albert impressed Professor McGonagall with a lifelike turtle during the Transfiguration practical.
• Albert finished his exams across the week, including handing in his Ancient Runes paper after ten minutes.
• During Divination, Albert pretended to see Quirrell’s death and Harry in a dark place, leaving Professor Trelawney uncertain whether he had truly prophesied.

After the exams, Albert stayed clear of Harry’s looming confrontation with Quirrell and reassured Hermione that Dumbledore would not let the Philosopher’s Stone be stolen easily. That night, Albert met Isobel in the Room of Requirement, where they talked about their future homes together.

• Albert relaxed by the lake and watched Harry, Ron, and Hermione argue before Harry ran toward Hagrid’s Hut.
• Hermione told Albert that she suspected Snape was going after the Philosopher’s Stone, but Albert said Dumbledore would not let the thief succeed easily.
• Albert helped Fred, George, and Lee Jordan brainstorm ways to prank Draco Malfoy, though they abandoned their plans as impractical.
• Albert went to the Room of Requirement that night and spoke with Isobel about the events unfolding at Hogwarts and their future together.
• Isobel declined Albert’s invitation to visit the Muggle World that summer, but agreed they could explore it together after she came of age.

Quirrell tried to steal the Philosopher’s Stone by overcoming the protections beneath Hogwarts, but he failed when Harry’s touch burned him and Dumbledore returned. Voldemort escaped, while Quirrell lay dying and accused everyone of being liars.

• Quirrell passed Fluffy, Devil’s Snare, the Flying Keys, Wizard’s Chess, the troll, and Snape’s logic puzzle using information from Sells All Information.
• Quirrell searched the Mirror of Erised for the Philosopher’s Stone until Voldemort explained that someone else had to retrieve it.
• Quirrell subdued Harry and brought him to the mirror, where Voldemort discovered the Stone was in Harry’s pocket.
• Harry refused Voldemort’s offer and rushed toward the black flames, but Quirrell knocked him down and tried to strangle him.
• Harry’s touch burned Quirrell, and Dumbledore pulled Harry away as Voldemort fled Quirrell’s body.
• Quirrell collapsed and said, “You are all liars!”

After Harry Potter remained unconscious from the confrontation with Quirrell, Albert recovered Quirrell’s hidden Galleons and enjoyed a quiet morning with Tom and Bit. When Wood asked him to stand in as Gryffindor’s Seeker for the next day’s Quidditch Match, Albert accepted after triggering a new task and planned to visit Harry first.

• Albert sent Bit to recover Quirrell’s buried money and learned that one bag had Tracking Magic and three counterfeit Galleons carried Dark Magic.
• Bit deposited most of the recovered 797 Galleons in a Gringotts vault, and Albert rewarded him with money to improve his appearance.
• Wood told Albert that Harry was unconscious in the hospital wing and asked him to train as Gryffindor’s reserve Seeker for the Quidditch Match.
• Albert triggered a new task, agreed to do his best, and decided to retrieve his broom and visit Harry with carnations and a Good Person Card.

After Harry remained unconscious, Albert joined Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in a prank on Malfoy, then took Harry’s place as Gryffindor’s Seeker and won the Quidditch match against Ravenclaw. He reassured Hagrid about helping Quirrell and suggested that Hagrid find Harry a photograph of his family.

• Albert heard rumors that Harry had stopped Quirrell and learned that students were visiting Harry with gifts while Malfoy resented Harry’s new fame.
• Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Albert arranged a toilet prank on Malfoy, who was left humiliated and in pain.
• Albert declined to explain what happened in the dungeons, saying he had been on a date, and went to train with Wood for the Quidditch match.
• Albert caught the Golden Snitch after evading Ravenclaw’s players, giving Gryffindor the victory and the Quidditch Cup.
• Hagrid confessed that he had told Quirrell how to subdue Fluffy, and Albert reassured him that Harry’s actions had not affected the outcome.
• Albert told Hagrid to find Harry a photograph of his family, and Hagrid hurried off to contact Harry’s parents’ old classmates.

Albert visited Harry in the hospital with Fred, George, and Lee, then met Professor Trelawney to discuss their prophetic abilities. When Albert made a prophecy, he saw that the Chamber of Secrets would be opened next semester, leaving him wary of the danger ahead.

• Fred and George brought a toilet seat as a joke gift for Harry, and Madam Pomfrey confiscated it after they fled the hospital.
• Albert asked his friends whether they would believe Harry was a liar if everyone else did, then left for Professor Trelawney’s classroom.
• Professor Trelawney told Albert about her past prophecy for Dumbledore and asked how he controlled his prophetic gift.
• Albert looked into Trelawney’s crystal ball and saw a warning that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened, followed by an image of a copper faucet marked with a snake.
• Albert and Trelawney connected the vision to Slytherin’s Chamber of Secrets, and Albert decided to prepare for danger next semester.

After waking from his coma, Harry learned that Dumbledore may have allowed him to confront Quirrell and heard Ron’s suspicions that Albert knew about the obstacles protecting the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry recovered, learned Albert had won the final Quidditch match for Gryffindor, and watched Gryffindor claim the House Cup at the End-of-Year Feast.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron discussed whether Dumbledore had deliberately guided Harry toward Quirrell, and Hermione wondered if he had been training Harry.
• Ron told Harry and Hermione that Fred and George had already passed the professors’ magical obstacles and that Albert had taken Harry’s place to catch the Golden Snitch, winning Gryffindor the Quidditch Cup.
• Hermione said she believed Albert’s prediction that Gryffindor would win the House Cup, while Harry recovered in the hospital and received a family photograph album from Hagrid.
• After Madam Pomfrey let him leave the hospital, Harry attended the End-of-Year Feast, where Dumbledore’s points moved Gryffindor from last place to first and left Slytherin in second.
• Harry was celebrated as Gryffindor’s hero, and the students watched Snape shake hands with Professor McGonagall with a striking expression.

Albert and his friends discussed Professor Quirrell, Lord Voldemort, and the Philosopher’s Stone on the train home from Hogwarts. At King’s Cross, Albert reunited with Herb and Nia, bringing the school year to a close.

• Albert placed first in his year, and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan passed their exams as they prepared to leave Hogwarts.
• On the train, Albert explained that Quirrell had given Hagrid the dragon egg and revealed that Voldemort had possessed Quirrell and tried to steal the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Albert told his friends that Voldemort would return and that a Second Wizarding War would probably end with Harry defeating him.
• Albert arrived at King’s Cross, greeted the Weasley family, and met Herb and Nia, who took him home.

Nia and Albert struggled to bathe Tom, using Potions-treated dried fish to calm him before washing and drying him. Later, Daisy asked Albert to advise Charlie on selling Pearl Milk Tea, and Albert agreed to receive twenty percent of the profits.

• Nia called Albert to help pull Tom from beneath the sofa and bathe him.
• Albert used Potions-treated dried fish to make Tom fall asleep, and he and Nia finished bathing and drying the cat.
• Nia told Albert that Charlie wanted to discuss Pearl Milk Tea with him, following Daisy's suggestion.
• Daisy proposed that Charlie pay Albert twenty percent of the profits, and Albert agreed to advise him.

Albert taught Uncle Charlie how to develop a Pearl Milk Tea business, but Charlie struggled to grasp the advice. A week later, Charlie opened a London shop, and Albert judged its drinks too ordinary to give it a lasting advantage.

• Charlie visited the Anderson residence with gifts and asked Albert about Pearl Milk Tea, but Albert led the business discussion and explained strategies Charlie had not considered.
• Charlie left in a daze with Albert’s notes, and Albert told Daisy that Charlie did not seem suited to business.
• Herb reported that Charlie had been in a rear-end collision, then a week later took the family to Charlie’s newly opened London shop.
• Albert tried the shop’s Pearl Milk Tea and hot dog, criticized the average flavor, and warned that competitors could easily imitate the business.