Chapter Summaries

Tom Riddle sent the Basilisk after Albert, who used prepared tricks and a flock of roosters to make the creature flee and escape. Tom realized Albert had outmaneuvered him as professors approached.

• Tom ordered the Basilisk to pursue Albert after Albert turned away from the planned ambush.
• Albert threw a Snake Repellent Pellet and Sticky Balls to slow the Basilisk while continuing to flee.
• Albert lured the Basilisk into a darkened classroom, where puppets attacked it and released roosters frightened it into fleeing.
• Tom cleared the classroom but found Albert gone and his diary map no longer showed Albert's location.
• Tom vowed to kill Albert as other professors headed toward the commotion.

After Tom Riddle abducted Ginny Weasley into the Chamber of Secrets, Albert returned to Gryffindor and revealed what he knew about the attacks to Professor McGonagall. He left with McGonagall to wait for Dumbledore, while Harry knew how to open the Chamber and Ginny remained in danger.

• Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Sprout, and Professor Flitwick found the wrecked classroom, learned that a student had been abducted, and ordered the students to remain in their Common Rooms before going home the next morning.
• Albert returned to Gryffindor, where Percy discovered Ginny was missing and Professor McGonagall confirmed that Hogwarts students would be sent home.
• Albert told Fred and George that the Chamber of Secrets entrance was in the second-floor Girls' Washroom and knocked them and Ron unconscious to stop them from rushing in.
• Albert told Harry that Parseltongue could open the Chamber and instructed him to wait for Dumbledore, while Harry agreed to trust him.
• Albert told Professor McGonagall that Ginny had been controlled, the monster was a Basilisk, and Tom Riddle was the Heir of Slytherin; McGonagall took him to wait for Dumbledore.

After Harry rescued Ginny from the Chamber of Secrets, Albert explained how he had uncovered Tom Riddle’s identity and the attacks, and revealed his suspicions that Lockhart had stolen other wizards’ achievements. Dumbledore cleared Ginny, awarded Harry and Albert points, and promised to free Hagrid as the school prepared to move on from the crisis.

• Albert told Dumbledore that Ginny was in the Chamber, identified Tom Riddle as Lord Voldemort, and directed him to Harry, who had gone to rescue her alone.
• Harry, Ginny, and Dumbledore emerged from the Chamber after Harry killed the Basilisk and destroyed Riddle’s memory in the diary.
• Albert recounted how his investigation had linked the attacks to Ginny, the diary, the Basilisk, and Malfoy, while explaining that he had used himself as bait to expose Riddle.
• Albert revealed his suspicions that Lockhart had stolen other wizards’ stories and erased their memories, including those of an Armenian wizard.
• Dumbledore said Ginny would not be punished, awarded Harry and Albert two hundred points each for Gryffindor, and agreed to arrange Hagrid’s release from Azkaban.

After the Chamber of Secrets crisis ended, Albert urged Fred and George to keep Ginny’s involvement secret and visited the hospital with a restorative potion. He awakened Hermione and reassured her that Harry had killed the Basilisk and that Hogwarts was safe.

• Albert told Fred and George to say that Harry had killed the Basilisk and rescued Ginny, keeping Ginny’s connection to the attacks secret.
• Albert visited the hospital, where Madam Pomfrey said Lockhart’s Memory Charm had left him unable to speak or walk.
• Albert gave Madam Pomfrey three bottles of Strong restorative potion and used one to awaken Hermione.
• Hermione woke frightened by the memory of the Basilisk, and Albert told her that Nick had saved her and Harry had killed the creature.
• Albert asked Madam Pomfrey whether Hermione could attend the celebration Harry and Ron were preparing.

After the Chamber of Secrets attacks ended, Hogwarts celebrated Harry’s rescue of Ginny and the exposure of Voldemort’s diary. Albert suggested a way to free Dobby, while Fudge arranged to restore Hagrid’s reputation in an obscure corner of the Daily Prophet.

• Albert and Hermione arrived at the Great Hall, where Filch greeted Albert with a chilling smile and students crowded around Harry to ask about the Chamber of Secrets.
• Albert reassured Isobel that the crisis was over, and Katrina questioned her sister about their relationship and whether Albert had proposed.
• Dumbledore announced that Voldemort had used his diary to possess another person, that the attacks had ended, and that Lockhart’s memory had been destroyed, cancelling the remaining Defence Against the Dark Arts classes and exams.
• After Lucius Malfoy stormed out of the Great Hall, Albert told Harry that giving Dobby clothing could free him, and Harry, Ron, Fred, and George agreed to help.
• Fudge received Dumbledore’s letter confirming Hagrid’s innocence and ordered his assistant to publish the required correction in an obscure corner of the Daily Prophet.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed how to free Lucius Malfoy’s House-elf, while Albert reassured Isobel and warned her that turmoil connected to Voldemort and Harry lay ahead. At Hagrid’s Hut, Albert congratulated Hagrid on becoming Care of Magical Creatures Professor and cautioned him about his teaching plans.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione considered tricking Lucius Malfoy into giving his House-elf clothes, while Fred and George suggested asking Albert to curse Malfoy.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan discussed Lockhart’s exposure as a fraud and predicted Kenneth Towler would lose money on his protective amulets.
• Albert teased Isobel about his fame and prospects, then told her that chaos and war connected to Voldemort and Harry were approaching.
• Albert visited Hagrid, who thanked him for helping clear his name and said Dumbledore had appointed him Care of Magical Creatures Professor.
• Albert warned Hagrid against using The Monster Book of Monsters as a textbook and advised him not to expose students to dangerous creatures.

Albert reviewed his completed tasks and claimed rewards from Lockhart and Tom Riddle, choosing several special skills from their panels. He left the Basilisk task failed and planned to explore the Chamber of Secrets with Potter for useful materials.

• Albert claimed the reward for exposing Lockhart and chose Lockhart’s special skill Deceiving the World and Stealing Fame.
• Albert opened Tom Riddle’s Skill Panel and chose the special skill Extraordinary Magic, having already selected Magical Genius as a reward for another task.
• Albert decided he was not interested in taking Horcrux knowledge or Dark Magic skills from Tom Riddle, and preferred the Philosopher’s Stone for extending his life.
• Albert accepted that the Basilisk Must Die task had failed because killing the Basilisk carried too much risk.
• Albert planned to invite Potter into the Chamber of Secrets to explore it, take photos, and collect Basilisk materials.

Albert organized a sightseeing trip to the Chamber of Secrets, persuading Harry to open its entrance and leading the group into the tunnels. They found the Basilisk’s enormous shed skin, took photographs, and discussed its value, but had no way to remove it.

• Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Albert asked Harry to help open the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry agreed to join their sightseeing group.
• The group gathered in the abandoned second-floor girls’ washroom, where Harry used Parseltongue to open the entrance and Albert led everyone down the pipe.
• Albert and Hermione discussed the tunnel’s drainage system, while Fred revealed that he and George had explored Gryffindor’s Secret Chamber in the Forbidden Forest.
• The group found the Basilisk’s shed skin, and Albert took photographs of everyone beside it.
• Ron asked about the skin’s value, but George pointed out that they had no way to take it out or sell it.

Albert and the others entered the Chamber of Secrets, where Harry opened a second passage after Albert used Legilimency to recover Voldemort’s password. Albert then uncovered a hidden chamber requiring Pure-blood blood, and the group found what appeared to be Slytherin’s magical research.

• Harry opened the snake-carved entrance, and the group explored the chamber and examined the dead Basilisk and Slytherin’s statue.
• Albert collected the Basilisk fang and used Legilimency on Harry to learn the words Voldemort had used to open the statue’s mouth.
• Harry spoke the recovered password, and the group entered the chamber behind Slytherin’s statue.
• Albert detected another hidden chamber and had George smear his blood on a marked spot, revealing a doorway.
• The group climbed the stairs and found decayed bookshelves, parchment scrolls, and writing carved into marble walls, which Albert identified as Slytherin’s true Chamber of Secrets.

Albert and the others explored a hidden passage from Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets into Snape's bedroom, then returned to photograph the chamber and its inscriptions. The task was marked complete with an unknown reward, and Albert planned to recover the Basilisk remains and Fiendfyre before searching for Hufflepuff's Chamber.

• Albert recognized a serpent symbol and had Harry open a second secret entrance, which led up to a blue-flamed Fiendfyre torch and Snape's bedroom.
• Albert warned the group not to touch anything in Snape's room, and they erased their tracks before returning to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Albert explained that Snape and Dumbledore could use Legilimency and advised Harry to learn Occlumency or tell the truth.
• Albert photographed the chamber and its wall carvings, while the group left the Fiendfyre behind and took more pictures with the Basilisk.
• Albert checked his Task Panel and saw that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was complete with an unknown reward; he decided to have the House-elves collect the Basilisk remains and Fiendfyre.

After the Chamber of Secrets crisis, Albert helped Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley twins plan to free Dobby by sending Lucius Malfoy a parcel containing socks. He also discussed Percy’s relationship and the limits faced by Muggle-born wizards, leaving Hermione troubled about her future in the Ministry of Magic.

• Kenneth Towler nearly fainted after learning that Harry had defeated the Chamber of Secrets monster, and Madam Pomfrey kept him in the School Hospital for observation.
• The school returned to its usual routine, the Quidditch matches resumed, and Gryffindor remained ahead in the House Cup standings.
• Hermione told Albert that Fred and George wanted his help with their plan to free Dobby, and Albert agreed to assist them.
• Harry explained that they would send Lucius Malfoy a parcel with socks, and Albert advised them to include a warning about Voldemort and the lost diary.
• Albert showed Ron that Lucius Malfoy had been removed from the school’s board of governors.
• Fred and George revealed that Percy was dating Penelope Krivat, and Albert told Hermione that Muggle-born wizards would face difficulties advancing in the Ministry of Magic.

Albert gave Catherine his Baruffio's Brain Elixir samples and considered his growing magical abilities, then explained to Kenneth why his failed business was doomed. The chapter ended with Katrina calling Albert a good person, and Albert admitting he was one occasionally.

• Albert showed Catherine eight Baruffio's Brain Elixir samples and asked her to arrange safe testing.
• Albert reflected on his Magical Genius skill, his plans for the Time-Turner, and the possibility of learning how to make one from Nicolas Flamel.
• Kenneth blamed Albert and Potter for his lost Galleons, but Albert explained that greed and the students' limited spending power had doomed his business.
• Katrina told Albert she had witnessed his conversation with Kenneth and called him a good person, and Albert replied that he was one occasionally.

Albert joked with the Gryffindors about winning the Quidditch Cup, then made a vague prophecy that Harry would face trouble and that an opportunity to make money would arise next semester. He warned Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to learn the Patronus Charm because he suspected they would encounter Dementors.

• Albert joined Wood and the Gryffindors, and Fred and George treated his prediction of a Quidditch victory as a sure thing.
• Albert said his next prophecy involved a chance to make a fortune and might be connected to Harry, whom he warned to be careful next semester.
• Wood cautioned Albert against distracting Harry, and Fred and George took Albert aside with Lee Jordan to ask about the money-making opportunity.
• Albert said the opportunity could help them afford to open a shop and urged them to master the Patronus Charm because he foresaw Dementors next semester.
• Fred, George, and Lee agreed to follow Albert's advice, while Albert remained confident that he could handle whatever came next.

After Harry Potter freed Dobby from the Malfoys, Dobby struggled to find paid work and took temporary refuge at the Leaky Cauldron. He remained determined to find a wizard who would hire him for wages.

• Dobby recalled how Bit told him Harry Potter planned to free him and gave him instructions for the opportunity.
• When Lucius Malfoy threw Harry's parcel onto the floor, Dobby caught the sock inside and became free.
• Dobby left Malfoy Manor and, after struggling with his new freedom, asked Tom at the Leaky Cauldron for work.
• Tom refused to pay Dobby but offered him food and a temporary place to stay in exchange for helping during busy hours.
• Dobby searched Diagon Alley for paid work but was repeatedly turned away by wizards who said wages were improper for a House-elf.
• Dobby continued believing he would eventually find a suitable job that paid wages.

Albert told Nicolas Flamel that Harry Potter had destroyed Voldemort’s Horcrux, and Nicolas agreed to examine the Basilisk venom while inviting Albert and Isobel to France. Albert’s prophecy showed the Dark Mark and a future involving two people embracing, leaving him worried that danger was approaching and confused about Nicolas’s intentions.

• Albert explained that Harry Potter had destroyed Voldemort’s diary Horcrux with a Basilisk fang, and Nicolas offered to try extracting venom from the Basilisk glands.
• Nicolas invited Albert to visit him in France during summer vacation and hinted that he had foreseen a troubling future involving Albert and Isobel.
• Bit reported that Dobby had gained his freedom, and Albert told Bit to stop watching him.
• Albert raised his Divination skill and saw the Dark Mark in the crystal ball, prompting him to move his plans forward.
• Albert saw two people embracing and kissing in another vision and wondered what Nicolas intended.

After Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup, Albert focused on training magic with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to stop worrying about his Divination. He quickly mastered advanced combat techniques while the others struggled with the Patronus Charm and were stunned by how rapidly he learned new spells.

• Slytherin crushed Hufflepuff, but Gryffindor later routed Ravenclaw and won the Quidditch Cup after Cho Chang's injury forced Ravenclaw to use a substitute Seeker.
• Albert invited Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to practice magic in the Room of Requirement and trained himself to use Silent Spells and counter spells.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan stopped dueling Albert and tried practicing the Patronus Charm, but they could summon only silver mist.
• Albert summoned his talking Griffin Patronus and teased the others about their likely Patronus forms, calling Fred and George magpies and Lee Jordan a chimpanzee.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan switched to learning spells from the bookshelf, then watched Albert master two or three spells a day.

As Hogwarts Final Exams began, Albert’s friends struggled while he helped them revise and discussed their futures. He warned Percy that the Ministry of Magic would collapse, leaving Percy questioning whether Albert’s words were a prophecy.

• Fred complained that his Transfiguration exam had gone badly, while Lee Jordan teased him and George about their failed ferrets.
• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that earning enough Galleons would let Fred and George choose their own careers instead of joining the Ministry of Magic.
• Percy confronted Albert about Fred and George neglecting their studies, and Albert warned him not to rush his career because the Ministry of Magic would collapse and Percy would become Student Council President.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan admitted they had eavesdropped on Albert and Percy, then worried Percy might tell their mother about them.
• Albert helped the three friends cram for their exams, and George said the revision had greatly improved his Charm Written Exam results.

Albert studied the Human-Shape Restoration Charm and succeeded in restoring it, prompting Professor Marchbanks to say his work could earn him an Order of Merlin. Her support also opened a path for Albert to be recommended to the Wizengamot, and he began considering both as major goals.

• Albert used Divination and Felix Felicis while researching the Human-Shape Restoration Charm, eventually getting it to appear on his Skill Panel.
• Albert told Professor Marchbanks that he had restored the charm from Lockhart's notes rather than invented it.
• Professor Marchbanks said the restored charm could earn Albert an Order of Merlin and promised to circulate the notes so experts could verify his contribution.
• Professor Marchbanks revealed that she and Tiberius Ogden intended to recommend Albert for the Wizengamot.
• Albert saw quests offering rewards for earning an Order of Merlin and joining the Wizengamot, and considered pursuing a high position in the institution.

After exams, Albert invited Isobel to Nicolas Flamel’s home in France and revealed that a prophecy showed them marrying in secret. Albert connected the wedding’s timing to the approaching Second Wizarding War, then told Isobel he planned to protect his family with the Fidelius Charm while staying in Britain to help his friends.

• Albert invited Isobel to visit Nicolas Flamel in France, explaining that Flamel had asked him to bring her and was a Prophecy Master.
• Albert admitted that his crystal ball had shown him and Isobel having a secret wedding, and Isobel challenged the idea because they were underage.
• Albert told Isobel he believed the Second Wizarding War would begin around 1996 and that Flamel wanted to attend their wedding before his Elixir of Life ran out.
• Albert said he planned to send his family away after sixth year and protect them with the Fidelius Charm.
• Albert chose to remain in Britain to help his friends, and Isobel told him she believed he would find a way through the crisis.

After exams, Albert celebrated his top marks and new Prefect position with his friends, then joined them when Malfoy confronted Harry and Ron. Ron’s broken wand left him facing retake exams, but he passed after three days of training and was told to buy a replacement wand.

• Albert gave Fred, George, and Lee Jordan chilled cola and hinted that a surprise would keep him busy over the summer.
• The group found Malfoy blocking Harry and his friends, but Snape intervened and mocked Ron for failing practical exams.
• Hermione explained that Ron would have to retake Transfiguration and Charms, and promised to help him prepare with Harry.
• Percy blamed Ron for breaking his wand and sought Albert’s help, but Albert directed him to Hermione instead.
• Harry and Hermione trained Ron for three days, and Ron passed his retakes using Harry’s wand.
• Professor McGonagall told Ron to buy a new wand, and Harry offered to lend him Galleons if his family would not pay.