Chapter Summaries

Gryffindor celebrated winning the House Cup, and Fred and George foiled Malfoy’s attack on Harry aboard the Hogwarts Express. Albert discussed Sirius Black’s escape and his plans with Isobel before returning to the Muggle World and reuniting with his family.

• Gryffindor retained the House Cup, Albert finished as the top student, and Fred and George passed all their subjects.
• Fred and George ambushed Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle after they attacked Harry, knocked them unconscious with spells, and staged them in an embrace before casting a Memory Charm.
• Albert told Isobel that Sirius Black’s Wanted Poster meant he had escaped from Azkaban, and explained his plans to profit while the Ministry was distracted.
• Albert and Isobel discussed Divination, France, Nicolas Flamel, and the Youth Potion as the Hogwarts Express reached its destination.
• Albert returned to the Muggle World, reunited with Herb, Nia, Daisy, and Tom, and discussed magical beauty potions on the drive home.

The Weasleys celebrated winning the Daily Prophet’s Galleon Grand Prize and discussed their summer plans, Albert’s remarkable luck, and his growing influence in the wizarding world. They planned a trip to Egypt, while Albert was set to visit an old friend in France.

• Percy confronted Fred and George about the explosions in their room, and the twins said they were testing inventions and improving their fireworks.
• Mr. Weasley announced that the family had won the Daily Prophet’s annual Galleon Grand Prize, and Mrs. Weasley proposed using the money for a family holiday in Egypt.
• The Weasleys discussed Albert’s prediction of a summer surprise and his reputation for never losing a bet.
• Fred and George explained that Albert was going to France instead of staying with them, and Mr. Weasley revealed that Albert was being considered as a candidate member of the Wizengamot.
• Ron asked to invite Harry on the Egypt trip, but Mr. Weasley said Professor Dumbledore wanted Harry to stay with his relatives.

Albert told his family that Nicolas Flamel had destroyed the Philosopher’s Stone, described the wizarding world’s past war, and warned that another war was coming. He planned to remain in Britain to pursue an opportunity, while Herb and Daisy began considering marriage and a move east for Albert and Isobel.

• Albert said he would visit Nicolas Flamel in France and explained that Flamel had destroyed the Philosopher’s Stone to keep it from an evil wizard.
• Albert told his family about Lord Voldemort, the previous wizarding war, and the prophecy that foretold another war.
• Albert warned that Britain would become unsafe around the time he graduated from Hogwarts and said his family should leave for the East.
• Albert said he intended to stay in Britain to reap benefits, despite his family’s concerns.
• Herb suggested Albert marry Isobel and take her family east with them, while Daisy decided to contact Mrs. MacDougal after they won the lottery.

Isobel told Mrs. McDougal that Albert had invited her to France to meet Nicolas Flamel and had proposed to her, prompting her mother to question whether they were ready to marry so young. Isobel also relayed Albert’s warning that a Wizarding War might make Britain unsafe, while Mrs. McDougal remained unconvinced and Katrina objected to the couple’s plans.

• Isobel told Mrs. McDougal that Albert had invited her to France to meet his teacher, Nicolas Flamel, and that he had proposed to her.
• Mrs. McDougal worried that Isobel and Albert were too young to marry, but Isobel said Albert had plans, money, and House-elves to support their future together.
• Isobel told Mrs. McDougal that Albert predicted Britain might become unsafe in two or three years because of a Wizarding War and planned to send his family abroad.
• Mrs. McDougal reserved judgment about leaving Britain, and Katrina revealed she had overheard the conversation and thought Isobel was rushing into marriage.
• Mrs. McDougal explained that she worried the young couple might struggle with family life and that early marriage could limit their future accomplishments.

Albert and Isobel traveled to France through a secret International Floo Network and arrived at Nicolas Village. They visited Nicolas Flamel, who invited them to stay at his home.

• Albert and Isobel met Professor Bard in Diagon Alley, and he showed them the hidden chamber housing the International Floo Network.
• Albert and Isobel traveled through the network to France, where Mr. Kenna welcomed them and helped them reach Nicolas Village.
• Isobel admired the village square, while Albert was recognized by several fans on the way to Nicolas's home.
• Albert and Isobel entered the Flamels' hidden residence, where Nicolas greeted them and invited them to stay with him and Perenelle.

Albert and Isobel considered the LeMay Couple’s proposal to marry secretly before a predicted wedding disaster, then used Divination to see a peaceful wedding instead. Albert suggested the original prophecy might have been misleading, but left its true meaning uncertain.

• Albert used Nicolas’s crystal ball and saw a box with two rings, while Isobel saw them embracing and kissing; Perenelle then gave them her and Nicolas’s wedding rings.
• Nicolas revealed that his prophecy showed their wedding going badly and that he and Perenelle would not live to attend it, so the couple urged Albert and Isobel to marry in secret soon.
• Albert and Isobel discussed the proposal privately, and Albert worried that the prophecy might be a trap; he decided to use Divination to determine whether they should marry before the war.
• Albert raised his Divination ability to Level Five and showed the LeMay Couple a vision of a peaceful wedding, ending with the date 96715.
• Albert told the LeMay Couple that he suspected their original prophecy might have been misleading.

Albert studied intensively under Nicolas Flamel, learning new skills and asking about a potion to delay aging before turning his attention to ancient defensive magic. The chapter left him rapidly mastering Latin so he could pursue powerful protective Charms and build a Safe House.

• Albert absorbed Nicolas Flamel’s lessons while relying on his Skill Panel to learn new knowledge quickly.
• Isobel stopped studying alongside Albert and learned from Mrs. Perenelle, while remaining disappointed that neither Flamel knew a potion to preserve youth.
• Albert raised the longevity potion formula he had found, and Nicolas warned him that the Elixir of Life formula required the destroyed Philosopher’s Stone and cautioned him against seeking immortality.
• Albert focused on the Fidelius Charm and other ancient defensive Charms, asking Nicolas how to establish a concealed Safe House.
• Nicolas explained the power and demands of ancient magic, and Albert mastered Latin within a week.

After his attempt to award himself an Order of Merlin failed, Cornelius Fudge agreed to support Albert Anderson’s possible place on the Wizengamot and the restoration of the Human-Shape Restoration Charm in exchange for a chance at the honor. He then arranged to seek a donation from Lucius Malfoy, who asked Fudge to check on Sirius Black in Azkaban.

• Cornelius Fudge brooded over the Wizengamot’s rejection of his bid for a First Class Order of Merlin.
• Fudge received a mysterious letter proposing Albert Anderson for the Wizengamot and linking the proposal to the Human-Shape Restoration Charm and a donation for St. Mungo’s.
• Fudge decided to endorse the proposal, hoping Albert’s work would earn him an Order of Merlin, and planned to secure a hospital donation.
• Fudge invited Lucius Malfoy to dinner and raised St. Mungo’s financial difficulties; Lucius suggested the Black family fortune might eventually pass to the Malfoys.
• Lucius asked Fudge to monitor Sirius Black in Azkaban, and Fudge agreed to check on him during a future inspection.

Cornelius Fudge inspected Azkaban Prison and discovered that Black remained unusually sane despite years among the Dementors. After Fudge gave him a Daily Prophet, Black recognized the rat in a Weasley family photo and realized Peter Pettigrew was alive and at Hogwarts.

• Fudge traveled to Azkaban with Aurors Dawlish and another Auror to inspect the prison.
• Fudge examined the prisoners and found that Black had not been driven mad by the Dementors.
• Black asked for a Daily Prophet, and Fudge passed him the newspaper before leaving his cell.
• Black saw the Weasley family photograph and recognized the rat missing one toe as Pettigrew.
• Black realized Pettigrew was alive and at Hogwarts, and resolved to act.

After learning that Peter was alive and hiding near Harry, Black planned and carried out his escape from Azkaban. The Dementors allowed him to flee so they could leave the prison and hunt for food elsewhere.

• Black learned from a newspaper photograph that Peter was alive and resolved to escape Azkaban to avenge James and Lily.
• Under Fudge's orders, the Dementors increased security and repeatedly tormented Black, leaving him weak and mentally unstable.
• Black realized that his Animagus dog form could fit between the cell bars and help him evade the sightless Dementors.
• Black controlled his emotions and slipped past the Dementors when they opened his cell to deliver food.
• Black swam away from the island and Apparated once he passed beyond its anti-Apparition wards.
• The Dementors conducted only a token search because they had deliberately let Black escape, hoping to find food beyond Azkaban.

Lupin learned that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and might be targeting Harry, so he accepted Dumbledore’s offer to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. He prepared for the post while watching for Black, determined to protect Harry and confront his former friend.

• Lupin struggled to find work as a werewolf and hesitated to accept Dumbledore’s invitation to teach at Hogwarts.
• Lupin read that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and began following reports about him.
• Lupin heard that Black was looking for Harry, then saw Harry at the Leaky Cauldron and recognized James and Lily in him.
• Lupin considered warning Dumbledore that Black was an Animagus but kept quiet because he feared revealing his own past at Hogwarts.
• Lupin asked Dumbledore whether the teaching position remained open, and Dumbledore accepted his application.
• Lupin prepared his lessons and resolved to stop Black if he came after Harry.

Herb and Daisy discussed their family’s lottery jackpot and Albert’s plan to use the money to prepare for a move and invest in the colony before its 1997 handover. After advising his parents, Albert told Isobel about the winnings, and they ended the conversation by celebrating privately.

• Herb and Daisy discussed the relatives seeking money after the Anderson family won the lottery, and Herb explained that Albert had warned them Britain would become unsafe.
• Herb used the Two-Way Mirror to tell Albert about the ten-million-pound jackpot, and Albert recommended investing the remaining money in property in the colony.
• Herb decided to reduce his work at the law firm, gather information, and investigate investment opportunities, while Nia objected to having her future arranged.
• Albert told Isobel that his family had won the lottery and explained why the Muggle money was more valuable than wizarding wealth.
• Albert picked up Isobel and closed the bedroom door so they could celebrate without disturbing the LeMay Couple.

Albert and Isobel spent a day sightseeing and shopping in France, where they encountered Fleur, Gabrielle, and Louise and discussed their engagement. After learning that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban, they met Hertok, who invited them to join the Extraordinary Potion Makers Association.

• Albert and Isobel left the LeMay home to explore Nicolas Village and Paris's Wizard Street, where Albert bought gifts and robes.
• At Twillfit's Robes, Albert greeted Fleur and Gabrielle, then shopped for hats and clothes with Isobel.
• Albert and Isobel visited Louise's ice cream shop, where Isobel explained that they planned to get engaged before marrying.
• Albert read in a newspaper that Black had escaped from Azkaban, and he and Isobel discussed his prediction and Black's likely target.
• Hertok invited Albert and Isobel to join the Extraordinary Potion Makers Association, and they followed him there.

Albert and Isobel visited the Extraordinary Potion Makers Association to apply for membership and take its entrance assessment. They discovered the assessment was rigged so applicants would brew Cheering Draught, apparently as one of Bernard’s small tricks.

• Hertok brought Albert and Isobel to a potion shop, where he arranged to buy restricted ingredients and sponsored their membership assessment.
• Albert and Isobel paid the examination fee and entered the association’s hall, where Hertok explained its founder, potion assessments, and membership process.
• Bernard introduced his grandson Gai, who awkwardly tried to approach Isobel before Albert warned him off.
• Hertok explained that Bernard had recently become association president and had made a mess of the organization.
• Albert and Isobel each drew Cheering Draught for their assessment, and Isobel revealed that Gai had drawn it too because Eugene had failed to reshuffle the cards.

Albert and Isobel passed the Extraordinary Potion Makers Association’s membership assessment by brewing high-quality Cheering Draughts. Hertok registered them as members and arranged for their cards to be delivered by owl.

• Mr. Eugene supplied Albert and Isobel with ingredients for the one-hour assessment, and Albert requested peppermint for his Cheering Draught.
• While brewing, Mr. Eugene explained the Magical School Potions Tournament and warned that champions who later achieved little were suspected of cheating.
• Albert added peppermint to reduce the draught’s possible side effects and finished his potion in a little over forty minutes.
• Isobel completed her own Cheering Draught, and Mr. Eugene praised both potions and Albert’s improvement to the recipe.
• Hertok handed in their passing assessment forms, and the witch at the front desk welcomed Albert and Isobel as members.

Hertok received Albert’s research on a life-extending potion and offered to share his old notes, while recalling that a similar formula could not work without the Philosopher’s Stone. He also investigated why he had not been invited to judge the approaching Magical School Potions Tournament and decided to contact Dumbledore about it.

• An owl delivered Albert’s letter to Hertok, who read Albert’s ideas for a potion that could extend life.
• Hertok recognized similarities between Albert’s formula and his own past research into the Elixir of Life, which Nicolas Flamel had told him would fail without the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Hertok asked Mara for parchment and a quill, then wrote to Albert and offered to lend him his old research notes.
• Hertok learned that the Extraordinary Potion Makers Association had not invited him to judge the upcoming tournament and suspected Bernard was behind the decision.
• Hertok decided to write to Dumbledore to confirm the judging matter and planned to ask Damocles about it later.

Isobel and Albert held a private engagement ceremony, and Albert revealed that his family had already told Mrs. McDougal about it. They discussed his family’s plans for them to leave Britain after his graduation, then prepared to return to Britain for the school term.

• Isobel wondered whether her private ceremony with Albert counted as an engagement and worried that her mother would be angry.
• Albert told Isobel that the Andersons had invited Mrs. McDougal to discuss their engagement and marriage before the ceremony.
• Albert explained that his family hoped he would marry Isobel and leave Britain after graduation to avoid the coming danger, though he did not plan to leave.
• Isobel warned Albert not to pursue other girls and named Catherine, Louise, Katrina, and Hermione as possible romantic interests.
• Albert told Isobel that his letter from school had arrived and that he had become a Prefect.
• Albert said they would return to Britain in two days after informing Mr. Nicolas and shopping in Diagon Alley.

Albert and Isobel returned to London and met Harry Potter and Katrina at the Leaky Cauldron. After Katrina noticed their matching rings and grew suspicious, Albert and Isobel secretly followed her into Diagon Alley.

• Albert and Isobel traveled from France to London, using the International Floo Network and then a taxi to reach the Leaky Cauldron.
• Albert discussed Sirius Black’s Wanted Posters with Harry Potter and suggested he might offer the Ministry a Divination for a fee.
• Katrina arrived with Albert’s school book list, and Albert gave her a gift they had chosen for her.
• Katrina noticed Albert and Isobel’s matching rings, questioned them, and then left to shop in Diagon Alley.
• Albert and Isobel abandoned their breakfast and secretly followed Katrina.

Albert shopped in Diagon Alley with Isobel and Katrina, helped tame a copy of The Monster Book of Monsters, and reassured Harry Potter that the black dog he saw was not the Grim. After returning to the Muggle world, he told Herb about his trip to France and discussed business plans, leaving Herb to wonder how Albert would manage his enterprises if he stayed in the wizarding world.

• Albert subdued a biting copy of The Monster Book of Monsters and showed the Flourish and Blotts manager how to calm the books.
• Albert, Isobel, and Katrina bought supplies, and Albert told Harry Potter that the black dog he saw was not the Grim.
• Albert saw the McDougal sisters home, then left the wizarding world and waited for Herb at a coffee shop.
• Albert told Herb that Flamel had given him and Isobel magical wedding rings and explained that Muggle electronics did not work in the wizarding world.
• Herb said he had investigated Albert's business proposal, and Albert urged him to invest while the opportunity remained.

Albert showed Nia and Daisy skincare potions made by Isobel, then explained Sirius Black’s escape and the danger of Dementors to his family. At the McDougal home, Isobel and her mother discussed safeguarding valuable gifts and leaving Britain if war broke out.

• Albert gave Nia and Daisy plant-extract skincare potions and explained that Isobel had made them with his suggestions.
• Herb shared honey champagne with Albert and the family while they watched a report about Sirius Black’s escape from Wizard Prison.
• Albert told his family about Black’s ten-thousand-Galleon reward, the prison’s Dementor guards, and why he had wanted them to leave Europe.
• Mrs. McDougal advised Isobel to store her jewelry in Albert’s Gringotts vault and urged her to take Katrina abroad if war began.
• Isobel objected when her mother insisted she would stay in Britain, warning that Albert considered such confident declarations an ominous flag.