Chapter Summaries

Albert used Divination to confirm that Peter Pettigrew was alive and likely heading to the Albanian Forest to find Voldemort, then helped Sirius prepare to pursue him. He also advised Sirius and Lupin on their plans to open a business.

• Albert reassured Nia about attending the Quidditch World Cup, then received a letter from Sirius asking him to divine whether Peter Pettigrew was alive.
• Sirius arrived with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Lupin, and Albert used a crystal ball to reveal that Peter was alive and heading toward the Albanian Forest to seek Voldemort.
• Harry described a dream of Peter and Voldemort murdering someone, and Albert suggested that Harry’s connection to Voldemort might explain it and advised him to consult Dumbledore.
• Albert showed Sirius visions of a ruined house, an unfamiliar man, and a cemetery, and gave him a dose of Felix Felicis to help him find Peter.
• Sirius and Lupin asked Albert for business advice, and he suggested writing memoirs while researching a shop or publishing a Defence Against the Dark Arts magazine.

Albert and his companions toured the campsite, where he reunited with Danny, an old Quidditch teammate now performing circus acts for a living. After Danny entertained Nia, the group left him with applause and Valeria remarked that talented people sometimes had to compromise with reality.

• Catherine asked Albert who he thought would win the Quidditch Match, and he predicted that Krum would catch the Golden Snitch for Bulgaria.
• Albert bought Nia a miniature Flying Broom model as the group browsed the campsite stalls.
• Albert encountered Danny, who explained that Jack had given up and Mario had joined a traveling circus, while he himself earned Galleons doing odd jobs.
• Albert told Danny about his friends’ lives and invited him to perform for Nia, giving him ten Galleons.
• Danny entertained Nia and the others with juggling, aerial stunts, fire-breathing, and singing Diricawls, then thanked Albert as they said goodbye.

Albert attended the Quidditch World Cup quarter-final with Nia and the McDougal sisters, where he met Bulgarian officials and discussed the upcoming Triwizard Tournament. As the match began, the mascots’ displays bewitched the crowd, leaving Draco Malfoy publicly embarrassed in front of the box’s important guests.

• Albert and his companions joined Sirius’s group on the way to the stadium, and Albert predicted that Bulgaria would win.
• Albert led Nia and the others to their first-class seats, where Lucius Malfoy and Draco appeared and Albert met Bulgarian Minister Obalonsk and his granddaughter Rumiana.
• Albert told Rumiana that he would probably enter the Triwizard Tournament and might compete in the International Duelling Competition.
• The United States’ Thunderbird mascot brought a storm over the stadium, while the box’s rain canopy kept Albert’s group dry.
• Albert closed his eyes during the Veela dance, but Draco and many other men were bewitched and made fools of themselves.
• Draco realized that the important figures in the box had witnessed his antics and blushed as he hid beside his parents.

Albert watched Bulgaria defeat the United States in the Quidditch World Cup final after Viktor Krum caught the Golden Snitch despite crashing into the ground. Back at the campsite, he told Isobel that Death Eaters were expected to cause trouble after the match and said they would leave after the final to avoid danger.

• Albert studied Krum and the Panoramic Binoculars as Bulgaria fell behind the United States.
• Albert explained to Nia that Krum could still win by catching the Golden Snitch, while Isobel described Bulgaria's fouling tactics to disrupt the United States.
• Krum pursued the Snitch in a dangerous dive, crashed into the ground, and caught it, giving Bulgaria a 170–90 victory.
• Albert and Nia stayed behind to avoid the departing crowd, then Albert led Nia, Katrina, and Isobel away from arguments between fans.
• Albert returned to the campsite with the others and told Isobel that Death Eaters were expected to cause trouble after the match, so they planned to leave after the final.

Sirius told Lupin that he had won about a thousand Galleons from Ludo Bagman and discussed starting a Defence Against the Dark Arts magazine called Defence Guide. Ron’s suggestion that Albert could help gave Sirius the idea of making him a partner, while Lupin remained wary of the venture.

• Sirius told Lupin that Bagman had paid him only half of his winnings, and revealed that he had won about a thousand Galleons.
• Sirius explained that he and Albert had agreed to bet together, and that he had accepted Bagman’s offer to keep betting.
• Sirius told Harry that he and Lupin planned to start a Defence Against the Dark Arts magazine called Defence Guide.
• Hermione and Lupin questioned whether Sirius and Lupin had the experience to run a magazine, while Ron suggested asking Albert for help.
• Ron’s suggestion led Sirius to consider bringing Albert in as a partner so he would help the magazine succeed.

Albert helped Sirius place bets on the Quidditch World Cup and agreed to invest in a Defence Against the Dark Arts magazine to give Lupin respectable work. He advised Sirius and Lupin on the magazine’s plans, then warned them that Alastor Moody might be endangered by Hogwarts’s long-running Defence Against the Dark Arts curse.

• Albert met Lee Jordan, his father, and Bagman, predicted Ireland would win, and left Galleons with Lee Jordan’s father to place bets.
• Albert visited Sirius, collected the Galleons Sirius had won, and agreed to take three-tenths of the shares in Sirius and Lupin’s planned magazine.
• Albert proposed the magazine’s purpose and slogan, suggested inviting Hogwarts students to submit papers, and named The Quibbler as an example of a wizarding publication.
• Lupin revealed that Alastor Moody would teach Defence Against the Dark Arts next semester, and Albert urged Lupin to warn Moody about the curse and advise him to resign early.

Sirius collected his winnings from Bagman and placed a high-odds bet on the Quidditch World Cup final while promoting a Defence Against the Dark Arts magazine planned with Albert. The Weasleys and Harry headed to their campsite, where Fred and George went to find Albert and Hermione learned that wizards rarely hire House-elves.

• Sirius persuaded Bagman to repay his remaining winnings before placing a new bet on Ireland scoring first, Krum catching the Snitch, and the final score difference staying under thirty points.
• Sirius told the Weasleys about his planned magazine, prompting Fred and George to bet fifty Galleons and Harry to offer one hundred Galleons as an investment instead of gambling.
• Sirius gave Fred the magazine designs to show Albert and paid Bagman to seek advertising space during the World Cup final.
• Arthur took Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys to their campsite, where they set up their tent and Fred and George left to find Albert.
• Hermione asked Arthur whether wizards could hire House-elves, and he explained that it was unusual but not a problem if kept quiet.

Albert warned Fred and George that Ludo Bagman might use Leprechaun Gold to cheat them out of their winnings, then prepared to leave the World Cup after foreseeing fire, Dark wizards, and the Dark Mark. Ireland defeated Bulgaria in a brutal final, and Albert led his group away before the awards ceremony ended.

• Albert told Fred and George that Bagman was heavily indebted and might pay their winnings in fake Leprechaun Gold, so George planned to warn Lee Jordan.
• Albert instructed House-elf Bit to spread black beads among the Dark wizards during the night's trouble and told his companions they would leave afterward.
• Albert joined Harry, Hermione, the Weasleys, and other guests in the box, where he spoke Bulgarian with Minister Obalonsk and predicted Ireland had the advantage.
• Ireland pulled far ahead while both teams played violently, and Krum caught the Golden Snitch to end the match despite Bulgaria's defeat.
• The Bulgarian Minister revealed that he understood English, angering Fudge, while Ireland received the World Cup trophy.
• Albert urged his companions to leave before the ceremony ended, while Fred and George went to collect their winnings from Bagman.

After the Quidditch World Cup, Albert and his companions left the campsite before a group of Death Eaters could attack them. Lucius Malfoy’s attempt to cause chaos and target Albert failed, and the Dark Mark appeared over the campsite as the wizards fled.

• Fred and George collected their winnings from Ludo Bagman, checked the Galleons, and planned to have Bill inspect them.
• Albert, Isobel, Valeria, and Catherine left the campsite in the suitcase after Albert warned that trouble was coming.
• Narcissa sent Draco into the woods while Lucius disguised himself as a Death Eater and joined a group planning to attack the campsite.
• Macnair and Avery found Albert’s tent empty, so Lucius redirected the procession toward the Weasleys’ tent.
• Burning tents began exploding around the procession, and a green Dark Mark appeared in the sky, prompting Lucius and the other wizards to flee.

After learning that strangers had broken into their World Cup tent, Albert sent Nia home and answered letters about the attack, House-elves, and the magazine. At the Weasleys’ home, Hermione considered his advice on changing how wizards treated House-elves, while Ginny admitted little about her feelings for Harry.

• Isobel told Albert that Bit had found two strangers’ footprints in their tent, and Albert promised to find them and gave Isobel Felix Felicis and a Silver Pocket Watch for protection.
• Albert sent Nia home after lunch, then read letters from friends, including Harry’s report that his wand had been used to cast the Dark Mark and Hermione’s anger over Bartie Crouch dismissing Winky.
• Albert advised Hermione to write a story about wizards and House-elves living together harmoniously and offered to publish it in Sirius’s magazine.
• Fred and George learned that Ludo Bagman had paid them with mostly counterfeit Galleons, while Harry told Ron and Hermione that Albert suspected Voldemort’s scheme might target him.
• Hermione reflected on Albert’s advice about House-elves, and she told Ginny that Albert was engaged before suggesting Ginny try moving on from Harry.

Voldemort freed Little Barty and ordered him to impersonate Moody so he could make Harry Potter win the Triwizard Tournament and deliver him by Portkey. Little Barty and Peter subdued Moody, and Little Barty left for Hogwarts in his place.

• Voldemort freed Little Barty and assigned him to disguise himself as Moody, guide Harry Potter through the Triwizard Tournament, and deliver him to Voldemort using a Portkey.
• Peter warned Voldemort that Albert Anderson could obstruct the plan, but Voldemort refused to remove him and ordered Peter to help Little Barty capture Moody.
• Little Barty and Peter ambushed Moody at his home, stunned him, and Little Barty transformed himself with Moody's hair and took his wooden leg and enchanted eye.
• Peter repaired the damage while Little Barty staged a rubbish-bin incident, and Arthur Weasley arrived to handle the Muggle police and speak with Moody.
• Little Barty hid the Imperius-controlled Moody in a compartment of his Magical Trunk and set off for Hogwarts.

Albert left his family at King's Cross and boarded the Hogwarts Express, where he discussed Ludo Bagman's unpaid debts, Voldemort's return, and the Triwizard Tournament with Lee Jordan and the Weasley twins. He told Harry that Hogwarts' yearly troubles and its Defence Against the Dark Arts professors' problems were no coincidence, leaving Harry unsettled by the pattern.

• Albert told his family they would move to the Far East next summer and that Nia would attend Hogwarts if her parents had not returned.
• Mr. Jordan told Albert that Bagman had paid them mostly counterfeit Galleons, and Albert advised him to pursue repayment with Bagman's other creditors.
• Aboard the Hogwarts Express, Albert said Voldemort had returned and explained that the dangerous Triwizard Tournament would take place at Hogwarts; he expected to enter.
• Harry delivered Sirius's Defence Guide magazine, asked Albert about the tournament, and heard Albert predict that Harry might be dragged into it.
• Albert pointed out that Harry was involved in Hogwarts trouble every year and that its Defence Against the Dark Arts professors always had problems, challenging Harry's claim that it was coincidence.

Albert discussed the possibility that this year’s Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Mad-Eye Moody, might be an impostor, then showed his friends the Defence Guide magazine he had helped prepare. The students arrived at Hogwarts in a storm, where Albert demonstrated how he had stayed dry and enclosed Lee Jordan in a Bubblehead Charm.

• Albert recounted the strange events surrounding Harry’s first three years at Hogwarts, prompting Lee Jordan and the others to consider whether someone might be impersonating Mad-Eye Moody.
• Albert explained that Polyjuice Potion would be more suitable than Transfiguration for impersonating Moody, and his friends planned to watch the professor that evening.
• Albert showed his friends the Defence Guide, which included practical defensive advice, a Hogwarts map, and a serialised story; they discussed its price and possible business opportunities.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan discussed creating joke-product advertisements and a school broadcasting station with Albert.
• The students left the Hogwarts Express in torrential rain, and Albert stayed dry with weatherproof clothes and an umbrella.
• Albert cast a Bubblehead Charm around Lee Jordan, amusing Fred and George as their carriage headed for Hogwarts Castle.

Albert and his friends suspected that the newly arrived Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Moody, was an impostor targeting Harry through the Triwizard Tournament. Dumbledore announced the tournament and its age restriction, while the real purpose of the disguised Little Barty remained hidden.

• Albert and Shanna entered Hogwarts during a storm, and Albert stopped Peeves from causing further trouble with water bombs.
• At the feast, the students discussed the World Cup attack and welcomed the First Years before Moody arrived as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament, with only students aged seventeen or older allowed to enter and the Champion Selection set for Halloween.
• The professors discussed whether Albert would become Hogwarts Champion, while Little Barty realized that someone might expose his disguise.
• In their dormitory, Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan concluded that Moody was likely an impostor whose plan involved Harry and the Triwizard Tournament.

Albert advised the twins to deepen their knowledge for their Joke Shop, discussed a possible radio broadcast with Lee Jordan, and warned Hermione that her campaign for House-elf rights would fail unless she changed her approach. He confirmed he intended to enter the Triwizard Tournament and left for Ancient Runes as Fred and George prepared to move their projects into the Room of Requirement.

• Albert urged Fred and George to use the Hogwarts library to keep developing joke products, and Lee Jordan proposed a radio broadcast for them.
• Lee Jordan joked about gossiping about Albert, then Albert suggested that he discuss recent events and analyze the Ministry’s handling of the World Cup attack and Moody’s attack.
• Hermione asked Albert how to secure fair treatment and rights for House-elves, and he advised her to change her goal and work toward guiding wizards to treat them as family members.
• Professor McGonagall confirmed Albert’s sixth-year subjects and warned him about the Triwizard Tournament, but Albert said he intended to enter and was confident he could defeat dragons.
• Fred and George decided to move their projects from the dormitory to the Room of Requirement, and Lee Jordan hurried after them.

Albert discussed making Ancient Runes easier to teach and learned that a rumor claimed he had already been chosen as Hogwarts Champion. In Moody’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Albert effortlessly deflected Moody’s surprise spell and disarmed him before the lesson turned to the dangers of Dark Magic and the Unforgivable Curses.

• Professor Babbling discussed Isobel’s Ancient Runes Guide with Albert, and Albert suggested making Ancient Runes a first-year subject with a more accessible curriculum.
• Albert told Shanna that he and Isobel planned to publish Ancient Runes Guide, while Fred, George, and Lee Jordan told him a rumor said he had already been chosen as Hogwarts Champion.
• Cedric Diggory admitted that his comments about Albert’s chances had started the Champion rumor, and Albert reassured him that everyone still had a fair chance to compete.
• Moody tested Albert with a surprise Pimple Jinx, but Albert deflected it wandlessly and disarmed Moody, earning applause from most of the class.
• Moody taught the students how to respond to Dark Magic and explained the dangers and defenses associated with the Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and the Avada Kedavra Curse.

Albert explained how to practise Wandless Magic and suggested ideas for the Weasley twins’ joke products. After Moody turned Malfoy into a white ferret for trying to sneak up on Harry, Albert and his friends discussed Moody’s hostility toward Dark wizards and the Malfoys.

• Albert told his friends that Wandless Magic could be learned through practice and recommended using the Lumos Charm to train.
• Albert demonstrated Wandless Magic by bending a spoon with an invisible force, then restored it with his wand.
• George and Fred discussed their improved fake wand, and Albert suggested selling random magical surprises in eggs.
• A loud bang drew students toward the Entrance Hall, where Moody turned Malfoy into a white ferret for trying to sneak up on Harry.
• Lee Jordan reported that Professor McGonagall stopped Moody, and Albert and his friends speculated about Moody’s hostility toward Malfoy and the Death Eaters.

Sirius told Dumbledore that Peter Pettigrew was alive and warned him that Harry might be drawn into Voldemort’s plans through the Triwizard Cup. Dumbledore agreed to watch Moody and the Tournament as Sirius left him to protect Harry.

• Sirius visited Dumbledore and explained that Peter had escaped Azkaban and that Harry’s dreams seemed connected to Voldemort.
• Sirius described Albert’s divinations, and Dumbledore recognized the figures in the memories as Little Barty Crouch.
• Sirius shared Harry’s letter and suggested that Voldemort might be behind Harry’s possible involvement in the Triwizard Cup.
• Sirius speculated that Moody could be an impostor, and Dumbledore recalled Moody’s flask but said he had found nothing suspicious so far.
• Dumbledore promised to watch Moody and the Triwizard Cup, while Sirius urged him to speak with Anderson before leaving.

Moody struggled to keep Albert from becoming Hogwarts Champion without exposing himself, while Albert made Dumbledore suspicious of Moody. At Hagrid’s hut, Albert advised Hermione on a gradual approach to improving House-elves’ lives and warned Hagrid that his Blast-Ended Skrewts could get him in trouble.

• Moody considered ways to keep Albert out of the Triwizard Tournament and decided he needed Wormtail’s help, while Albert sensed he was being watched and suspected Moody.
• Albert visited Hagrid and Hermione, where he explained that he had dropped Advanced Care of Magical Creatures because he was too busy.
• Hermione showed Albert her S.P.E.W. badges, and Albert urged her to change wizards’ attitudes toward House-elves gradually, possibly through a novel.
• Hagrid showed Albert a Blast-Ended Skrewt, and Albert warned that breeding the dangerous creatures could violate Ministry regulations.
• Hermione said students had already been injured by the Skrewts, and Albert noted that persuading Hagrid to stop would be difficult.

Albert declined to publish more papers in Transfiguration Today unless the magazine paid him, and he brushed off his Prefect duties and the prospect of becoming Student Council President because he was overwhelmed with work. After discussing gifts and the Christmas ball with Cedric and Katrina, he went to the library to research Human Transfiguration while juggling several other commitments.

• Albert told Cedric he was giving up Transfiguration Today paper slots and encouraged him to compete for the magazine’s Most Promising Newcomer Award.
• Professor McGonagall told Albert that Transfiguration Today wanted to publish a collection of his papers, but Albert refused unless he would be paid and defended his neglect of Prefect duties.
• Albert suggested that Cedric submit work to Professor Lupin’s Defence Guide for payment, and Cedric asked for a copy as a birthday present.
• Katrina asked Albert whether her clothes made her look like Isobel, and Albert apologized for having considered inviting Isobel to the Christmas ball before saying he had abandoned the idea.
• Professor Moody praised Albert’s Defence ability and offered to recommend opening the Restricted Section to him if he became Hogwarts Champion, while Albert said he had no interest in becoming an Auror.
• Albert and Katrina found books in the library, and Albert began writing his Human Transfiguration paper while thinking about his other deadlines.