Chapter Summaries

Albert prepared to return to Hogwarts for his N.E.W.T.s and discussed the wedding and his plans with Isobel. He then went to Hogwarts to see Umbridge leave, bringing Sybill Trelawney and offering her Felix Felicis to help develop her Divination ability.

• Albert told Isobel he planned to return to Hogwarts that day and stay through his N.E.W.T.s before preparing for their wedding.
• Albert and Isobel discussed his Self-Defense Guide, future books, and her fears that escaped Death Eaters might target him.
• Albert decided to go to Hogwarts to see Umbridge leave and picked up Sybill Trelawney on the way.
• Trelawney said she wanted to return to teaching but was unhappy that Firenze occupied the Divination class.
• Albert told Trelawney that Firenze would eventually return to his tribe and offered her Felix Felicis to try to strengthen her Divination gift.

Albert helped Trelawney return to Hogwarts and used Felix Felicis in hopes of eliciting a prophecy, but her sudden prediction warned that the Dark Lord would get his wish and Harry would die at the hands of someone he trusted. Albert then discussed Dumbledore’s possible death and summer plans before joining the Hogwarts community as Umbridge prepared to leave.

• Albert arranged for Trelawney to return to Hogwarts and gave her Felix Felicis to help her make a prophecy for Dumbledore.
• Trelawney drew a Tarot card for Dumbledore, then suddenly prophesied that the Dark Lord’s nemesis would die at the hands of someone he trusted and that the Dark Lord would embrace death.
• Albert told Dumbledore that prophecies could be changed, warned that his summer plans might lead to his death, and asked him to attend Albert’s wedding before pursuing the Horcrux.
• Albert reunited with Lee Jordan and Shanna, who discussed Fred and George’s departure, exams, and Umbridge’s impending escape from Hogwarts.
• Albert visited Hagrid, told him Umbridge would leave around dinnertime, and explained that she had been accused of using the Cruciatus Curse on Harry.
• Hagrid told Albert that Hermione had said he beat up Umbridge and the Aurors, and Albert confirmed it.

After learning that Voldemort had returned, Umbridge was suspended and forced to leave Hogwarts, where students staged a humiliating farewell that left her transformed into a hopping toad. Outside the gates, she returned to normal and fainted amid reporters as Harry and other students exposed her abuses and criticized Fudge.

• Umbridge received notice that she was suspended pending investigation and tried to escape Hogwarts secretly, but the students learned of her plan.
• Trelawney confronted Umbridge as she left, then the students and professors gathered to give her a jeering farewell with Toad Bangers and a Toad Song.
• Albert revealed that a powerful Confundus Charm had made Umbridge believe she was a toad, and she hopped through the castle and out of the gates while Peeves and the students followed.
• Umbridge returned to normal outside the gates, faced a crowd of reporters, and fainted after flashes and smoke surrounded her.
• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and other students told reporters about Umbridge’s punishments and abuse, while Harry accused Fudge of helping conceal Voldemort’s return.

Scrimgeour saw that Harry’s interview had turned public opinion against Fudge by exposing his actions and Umbridge’s abuses, while Howlers flooded the Ministry. Harry told his friends he intended to use the Savior title and public pressure to ensure Fudge and Umbridge were punished, and Scrimgeour moved to protect Amelia Bones as a likely successor.

• Scrimgeour read Harry’s accusations against Fudge and concluded that Fudge was finished, while Amelia Bones was a leading candidate to replace him.
• Howlers arrived at the Ministry, cursing Fudge and Umbridge, and Scrimgeour ordered Gadwin Robards to protect Amelia Bones from the Death Eaters.
• Harry, Lee Jordan, Ron, and Hermione discussed the newspaper interview and Harry’s determination to have Umbridge sent to Azkaban.
• Harry explained that he had used the Savior title and revealed the truth about the Prophecy Sphere to make people believe him and pressure the Ministry to punish Fudge and Umbridge.
• Harry vowed to keep exposing Umbridge through Sirius’s publications if necessary and said he hoped Fudge would also be sent to Azkaban.

As Hogwarts students prepared for their N.E.W.T.s, Albert reviewed likely exam topics and discussed the students’ career plans. He earned an Outstanding in the Charms practical and told Harry that Umbridge would soon face a formal Ministry hearing.

• Albert explained that N.E.W.T. practicals emphasized Silent Spells and discussed likely topics in Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Potions with the students.
• Cedric, Albert, Katrina, and Shanna discussed their career plans, including teaching, writing, opening a beauty shop, and becoming a Healer.
• Professor Marchbanks told Albert that Umbridge faced a Ministry hearing and that officials were considering questioning her with Veritaserum.
• Albert completed every task in the Charms practical using Silent Spells and received an Outstanding.
• Albert told Lee Jordan, Cedric, Shanna, and Harry that Umbridge would soon face a formal hearing, and Harry urged him to use his crystal ball to ensure she was punished.

Albert and his friends completed the Ultimate Wizarding Exams while discussing their results, job prospects, and Albert’s predictions about the Ministry. The chapter ended with Umbridge’s trial approaching, and Albert expecting her to be imprisoned only after Voldemort later used her as an ally.

• Albert earned Outstanding marks in Transfiguration and Herbology, while Lee Jordan and Angelina worried about their exam performances and future plans.
• Albert told his friends that Ollivander had disappeared, Fortescue had fled Britain, and shops in Diagon Alley had become cheaper as business declined.
• Albert finished the Defence Against the Dark Arts and Ancient Runes practical exams quickly, and explained that his predictions often came from probability rather than Divination.
• Albert explained that Harry’s public intervention had forced the Ministry to abandon Umbridge, and Nearly Headless Nick summoned Albert to attend her trial as an alternate Wizengamot member.
• Albert predicted that Umbridge would be imprisoned for a few years, then released by Voldemort and used by him before she eventually returned to Azkaban.

Harry Potter turned Umbridge’s trial into an examination of her crimes and Fudge’s complicity, leading the Wizengamot to convict Umbridge and sentence her to life in Azkaban. Fudge was left exposed and facing possible prosecution of his own.

• Albert gave Harry Felix Felicis before they traveled with Dumbledore to the Ministry for Umbridge’s trial.
• Harry challenged Fudge’s description of Umbridge’s crimes and accused him of knowing about the Dementor attack, prompting Amelia Bones to remove Fudge from the proceedings.
• Harry presented Umbridge’s Educational Decrees and accused her of using Veritaserum, the Cruciatus Curse, and other punishments on Hogwarts students.
• Umbridge blamed the Ministry for her actions, and Albert confirmed that he and at least fifty students had been given Veritaserum-laced drinks.
• The Wizengamot questioned Umbridge under Veritaserum, confirmed her crimes and Fudge’s tacit approval, and sentenced her to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

After Umbridge was sentenced to life in Azkaban, Hogwarts students celebrated before turning back to their exams. Albert finished his tests, arranged a Wizard Card gathering, quietly invited friends to his upcoming wedding, and received a request to meet from Rufus Scrimgeour, whom he planned to keep waiting until Scrimgeour asked for his help.

• Harry and Albert brought news of Umbridge's life sentence to Hogwarts, where Lee Jordan held a celebration with the Anti-Toad Alliance and Fred and George joined in.
• Hogwarts students finished their Potions and Arithmancy exams, and Albert completed all his tests with high marks.
• Lee Jordan proposed a Wizard Card gathering, and Albert set it for Friday and asked him to tell Luna about taking over the club.
• Albert told Lee Jordan that he was getting married next month and gave Shanna a confidential invitation.
• Albert received a letter from Rufus Scrimgeour requesting a meeting, but he decided not to reply until Scrimgeour asked him to divine the Death Eaters' whereabouts.
• Harry and his friends said they had taught Draco Malfoy's group a lesson after the group tried to ambush Harry in a washroom.

After the Final Exams, Albert hosted a Wizard Card Club gathering where he handed the club to Luna and taught students practical ways to defend themselves against Dark wizards. As the students left Hogwarts, Albert revealed that he would marry next month, then departed with Isobel and Katrina after completing his Hogwarts quest.

• Albert and Luna held a Wizard Card Club gathering with a tournament, prizes, and products from House of Fun.
• Albert explained the danger facing the wizarding world and taught students how to evade or subdue Dark wizards; Harry, Hermione, and Cedric later compiled his advice.
• Dumbledore reminded students that Voldemort had returned, and Gryffindor won the House Cup after receiving points from him.
• Albert handed Silver Cards and wedding invitations to friends, revealing that he would marry the following month and warning them to keep the plans secret.
• Albert stayed behind after the Crossing the Lake ceremony to meet Isobel and Katrina, completed the Hogwarts quest, and left with them.

Albert met Scrimgeour in secret and arranged for Ministry Aurors to ambush Death Eaters who might attack his wedding. He returned to the safe house with Isobel, confident the plan would make the attackers pay, while warning Scrimgeour that Amelia Bones might soon die.

• Albert disguised himself with Polyjuice Potion to meet Scrimgeour and offered him copies of his Self-Defense Guide and its advertised defensive products.
• Albert told Scrimgeour that Death Eaters might come to disrupt his wedding and gave him a box containing disguises and Polyjuice Potion so Aurors could ambush them.
• Scrimgeour agreed to work with Albert, and Albert warned him that Amelia Bones might be killed and that the Ministry's next leader would face a dangerous choice.
• Albert left the shop and returned to the safe house with Isobel, who had kept watch during the meeting.
• Albert told Isobel and Katrina that he had asked Scrimgeour to deal with the Death Eaters who might attack the wedding, and assured them the plan was proceeding as expected.

Voldemort’s Death Eaters planned to pressure Cornelius Fudge, target Amelia Bones, and kill Albert Anderson before he could interfere with their plans. After Voldemort destroyed Brockdale Bridge and threatened the Ministry, Fudge promised to resign once a successor was chosen.

• Voldemort ordered Lucius Malfoy to eliminate Albert Anderson, Yaxley to investigate Amelia Bones’s security, and Snape to spy on Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix.
• Yaxley reported that Igor Karkaroff was hiding in a northern seaside cottage, and Voldemort vowed to execute him personally.
• Arthur Weasley told Cornelius Fudge that Brockdale Bridge had collapsed, and Voldemort’s voice threatened more deaths unless Fudge submitted.
• Amelia Bones urged Fudge to clarify the Ministry’s position, and Fudge addressed Ministry employees and promised to resign once they chose the next Minister.

After Isobel dreamed that Death Eaters harmed her mother, Albert, Isobel, and Katrina persuaded Mrs. MacDougal to leave her job and stay with them for her safety. Mrs. MacDougal agreed to go, and the chapter ended with her urging Isobel and Albert to start a family and Albert to stop taking dangerous risks.

• Isobel woke from a nightmare about her mother, and Albert checked the Metal Book to confirm Mrs. McDougal was safe.
• Albert and Isobel decided to bring Katrina and persuade Mrs. MacDougal to leave her work and hide with them.
• The three arrived at Mrs. MacDougal’s home, where Albert explained that the Death Eaters might target her because of his conflict with them.
• Mrs. MacDougal agreed to leave, and Albert sent her belongings home with the House-elves.
• Mrs. MacDougal asked whether Albert had considered moving abroad and whether he had joined Dumbledore’s Order of the Phoenix, and Albert answered no to both.
• Mrs. MacDougal urged Isobel and Albert to have a child after their wedding and warned Albert not to keep risking their lives.

Igor Karkaroff’s attempt to hide from Voldemort ended when Voldemort and the Death Eaters found him and killed him for betraying them. Harry Potter woke from a vision of the murder and, troubled by the Ministry’s treatment of him and his uncertain future, decided to use his fame to expose its hypocrisy.

• Karkaroff fled his seaweed-filled island shack after his Peeping Mirror sounded an alarm, but Voldemort and the Death Eaters broke in and stopped him from Apparating away.
• Karkaroff pleaded with Voldemort and accused Severus Snape of being the real traitor, but Voldemort said Snape was his spy and tortured Karkaroff before killing him.
• Voldemort used Karkaroff’s death as a warning to the Death Eaters, then led them away from the island to avoid a clash with Northern European wizards.
• Harry woke at Privet Drive after seeing Voldemort kill someone in a dream and planned to tell Sirius through the Two-Way Mirror.
• Harry read that the Daily Prophet had called him the “Star of Salvation” and decided to record his memories to expose the Ministry and the newspaper.
• Harry tried to contact Sirius, reflected on his wish to leave Privet Drive and his lack of an invitation to Albert’s wedding, and worried about facing Voldemort.

Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Rodolphus, and Bellatrix planned to seize Mrs. McDougal, but found she had already been moved when they searched St. Mungo’s. Albert explained that he had prepared for an attack on his wedding and intended to use the Death Eaters’ contempt for Muggle-born wizards to draw them into an Auror trap.

• Snape warned Lucius, Rodolphus, and Bellatrix that Albert was a dangerous opponent and urged them to wait until the wedding before acting.
• Lucius, Rodolphus, and Bellatrix used Polyjuice Potion to enter St. Mungo’s and searched for Mrs. McDougal, but found her office empty because she was on leave.
• Lucius stunned and placed a Memory Charm on a Healer after Bellatrix threatened her, and Scrimgeour later announced that Aurors would guard the hospital.
• Albert told Isobel, Katrina, and Mrs. McDougal that the wedding would take place abroad under the Fidelius Charm, with Aurors disguised as guests and wedding attendants to catch the Death Eaters.
• Albert revealed that he expected the Death Eaters to take the bait, was close to Dumbledore’s strength, and believed Harry Potter would defeat Voldemort.

Albert and Isobel discussed his candid views of himself and the women around him, then considered whether to have a child amid the war. They agreed they might start a family, and Albert left the Safe House to check on the shop, planning to return for dinner.

• After Katrina and Mrs. McDougal left, Isobel questioned Albert about revealing so much of himself to them, and he explained that he wanted them to feel safe in the Safe House.
• Albert described himself as selfish, greedy, lustful, and scheming, and spoke openly about his past interest in other women and his choice of Isobel as his wife.
• Isobel admitted that living with Katrina and Mrs. McDougal was complicated, but she did not want to send them to another Safe House while they remained at risk.
• Albert and Isobel discussed having a child, and Isobel said she thought they should; Albert supported her choice.
• Albert told Isobel they would leave Britain before the twelfth of next month, then departed to check on the shop and said he would return for dinner.

Disguised as a middle-aged red-haired man, Albert visited the House of Fun and helped Fred, George, and Lee Jordan plan their Defence Against the Dark Arts business. The shop had secured a Ministry order, and Albert left the group focused on expanding sales and helping wizards protect themselves.

• Albert disguised himself and entered a deserted Diagon Alley, where he saw Wanted Posters, dubious vendors, and frightened groups of wizards.
• Albert visited the House of Fun and learned that Fred and George were making Defence Against the Dark Arts items for a Ministry order of fifty sets.
• George told Albert that Scrimgeour wanted to discuss purchasing more advanced defensive items.
• Albert suggested hiring Lupin to help with production and predicted that Lupin would marry soon, telling the others to keep the news secret.
• Albert advised the three to sell defensive items in family protection packages, consult Lupin and Moody, and use the business to support the Order of the Phoenix.

Fred and George returned to the Burrow to recruit Remus Lupin and show the family the Defence Against the Dark Arts items their shop planned to sell, including products commissioned by the Ministry. The conversation revealed that Albert was preparing to marry soon and had become a target of Voldemort and the Death Eaters, while Sirius and Lupin learned how the items could help people survive attacks.

• Fred and George told Mrs. Weasley and the others that they were making practical Defence Against the Dark Arts pamphlets and items, and had received a Ministry order worth over a thousand Galleons.
• Sirius fetched Lupin, who agreed to help Fred and George part-time at their shop.
• Fred and George revealed that Albert planned to marry by the middle of next month and had been targeted by Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
• Fred and George displayed Albert's warning devices, flashbangs, darkness powder, decoy bombs, and laughing bombs, explaining their uses to Sirius and Lupin.
• Fred gave Sirius two boxes of Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder for the Order to test, and Fred and George described using Mandrakes to subdue attackers.

Emeline Vance discovered Death Eaters attacking Amelia Bones’s residence, but Voldemort killed Emeline before she could warn anyone. Voldemort then killed Amelia, and Scrimgeour learned of the deaths as the Ministry faced the aftermath and the prospect of his own troubled rise to power.

• Emeline Vance took over the watch near Amelia Bones’s home, where the Order of the Phoenix and Ministry Aurors were protecting her.
• Emeline overheard Death Eaters say they had neutralized the Aurors, but Voldemort caught her and killed her with the Killing Curse.
• Amelia Bones woke to her Peeping Mirror, tried to hide and escape, but Voldemort found her and killed her in a duel.
• Yaxley released the Dark Mark, and the Death Eaters Apparated away after Amelia’s death.
• Godwin Robards told Scrimgeour that Amelia Bones and Emeline Vance were dead, and Scrimgeour ordered the Ministry to investigate and notify those affected.

After Amelia Bones and Emeline Vance were killed, the Order of the Phoenix investigated how the Death Eaters had learned about their protection and discussed Albert’s prophecies about the Ministry’s collapse. Sirius then urged Lupin to pursue a relationship with Tonks, but Lupin left without answering.

• Williamson woke Tonks to report that Amelia Bones and Emeline Vance had been found dead, and Tonks hurried to Grimmauld Place No. 12.
• At an Order meeting, Sirius and Moody suspected the Death Eaters had received information about Amelia Bones’s protection and discussed Emeline’s suspicious ambush.
• Sirius read his notes about Albert’s predictions that Fudge’s successors would die or become Voldemort’s puppets, leading to the Ministry’s collapse and a need for people to hide.
• Sirius warned the Order not to tell Snape that Albert might know Voldemort’s weakness, arguing that it could put others in danger.
• After the meeting, Sirius told Lupin that Tonks liked him and urged him to face his feelings, offering reassurance about his worries over lycanthropy, money, and work.
• Lupin rejected Sirius’s encouragement and left to rest without giving him an answer.

After Amelia Bones was murdered, Fudge faced reporters’ questions as public confidence in the Ministry weakened. Albert explained to Isobel, Katrina, and Mrs. McDougal why Bones had ignored his warnings, then left with Isobel for France to visit Nicolas Flamel and prepare for their wedding.

• Fudge told reporters that Lord Voldemort had personally led the attack that killed Bones, but could not explain why Emeline Vance had been murdered or why Bones’s Auror protection had failed.
• Albert told Isobel, Katrina, and Mrs. McDougal that he had warned Bones, Dumbledore, and Scrimgeour, but Bones had chosen not to hide and Albert’s attempt to change her fate had failed.
• Albert explained that Bones had wanted to use the Ministry’s power against Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and that becoming Minister had prevented her from going into hiding.
• Albert told Mrs. McDougal and Katrina to stay safe and said he and Isobel would return to take them to France for the wedding.
• Albert and Isobel used disguises, Apparition, and an illegal Portkey to reach France, where they encountered Dumbledore in Nicolas Village before heading to Nicolas Flamel’s home.