Chapter Summaries

Albert and his friends infiltrated the Dark wizards’ hideout and overcame an ambush with the Banshee’s Howl and an unexpected entrance through the wall. After driving off the Dementors and learning the attackers’ plans, they sent Cedric to Hogwarts and prepared for Bellatrix Lestrange’s arrival.

• Albert used the Banshee’s Howl to knock out Dark wizards waiting inside the hideout, then led his friends through a doorway made in the wall to avoid another ambush.
• Albert had Lee Jordan protect Cedric while Fred and George disarmed the captured wizards, and he used the Banshee’s Howl to incapacitate more attackers.
• When Dementors approached, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan failed to produce corporeal Patronuses, so Albert summoned his own and drove the Dementors away.
• Albert contacted Shanna and Scrimgeour, then searched the prisoners’ memories and learned that an Imperius-controlled student had exposed Cedric and the Defence Association.
• Albert discovered that Corban Yaxley had ordered Cedric’s capture and that Bellatrix Lestrange was on her way, while Dobby took Cedric to Hogwarts for care.

Bellatrix entered a trap set by Albert and was driven into a house surrounded by Aurors, but they withdrew when Voldemort arrived. Voldemort rescued Bellatrix, learned Albert had escaped, and left to pursue him, while Alecto supported Bellatrix back to their group.

• Yaxley refused to help Bellatrix, and Alecto warned that Bellatrix’s mission could be a trap.
• Bellatrix entered a house filled with fake versions of herself and mocking signs, then came under attack from Aurors who had sealed the area against Apparition.
• Gadwin led the Aurors into the house to kill Bellatrix, but they withdrew after a Patronus warned that Voldemort was coming.
• Voldemort arrived with Death Eaters after Cassandra Vablatsky’s Divination led him to Albert’s location, but Albert had escaped.
• Voldemort kicked Bellatrix aside, blamed her for Albert’s escape, and left to pursue Albert while Alecto helped Bellatrix away.

Albert fled with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan after sensing that Voldemort was coming for him, then brought them to Hogwarts to check on Cedric. He explained that Voldemort had used Cassandra Vablatsky to divine his location and insisted they should avoid a confrontation until Dumbledore found a way to make Voldemort mortal.

• Albert warned the Aurors that Voldemort was coming, then Apparated with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to a hidden Safe House.
• Albert discovered that the Aurors had withdrawn and Bellatrix had escaped, then realized Voldemort had learned his location through Cassandra Vablatsky's divination.
• Dobby Apparated the group to Hogwarts, where Albert sent him away and led the others toward the School Hospital under a Disillusionment Charm.
• Albert rejected Fred's suggestion to ambush Voldemort and explained that Dumbledore was seeking a way to make him mortal before they tried to kill him.

Cedric recovered at Hogwarts after Albert and the others rescued him, and Albert discovered that a Death Eater had placed him under the Imperius Curse. Cedric agreed to hide and help train Hogwarts students while the group prepared to resist Lord Voldemort, and Dumbledore summoned Albert for afternoon tea.

• Cedric told Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Walad had betrayed him and revealed the safehouse, Albert's return to Britain, and the Defence Association.
• Albert advised Cedric to recover at Hogwarts and hide from the Death Eaters, and Cedric agreed to wait until Lord Voldemort was defeated before returning to the Ministry of Magic.
• Albert poured a curse-cleansing potion over Cedric and realized he had been under the Imperius Curse; Cedric identified his controller as a masked Death Eater.
• Cedric agreed to train Hogwarts students with Harry Potter, while Albert urged the group to build their strength and avoid confronting Lord Voldemort until they found his weakness.
• Cho Chang rushed to Cedric's bedside, and Dobby told Albert that Dumbledore was waiting for him in the Headmaster's Office.

Albert met with Dumbledore at Hogwarts, where Dumbledore revealed his plan to fake his death and make Voldemort trust Snape while pursuing the Elder Wand. Albert agreed to act as a backup against Voldemort and explained several ways Death Eaters could enter Hogwarts.

• Albert told Dumbledore that Voldemort had captured Cassandra Vablatsky to divine Albert’s whereabouts and that Cedric was recovering at Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore revealed that Snape was on their side and would kill him as part of a plan to protect Draco Malfoy and gain Voldemort’s trust.
• Dumbledore explained that he would take Harry to a cave, where he expected to find a Horcrux, and become too weak to resist Snape.
• Albert inferred that Dumbledore intended Draco to defeat him so the Elder Wand’s allegiance would pass to Draco before Snape killed him.
• Dumbledore asked Albert to kill Voldemort if Harry failed, and Albert agreed that Voldemort and the Death Eaters should be eliminated.
• Before leaving, Albert listed secret passages, Floo Powder, house-elves, Portkeys, and the Vanishing Cabinet as ways Death Eaters could enter Hogwarts.

Voldemort tortured Cassandra Vablatsky and her family in an attempt to divine Albert Anderson’s whereabouts, but her prophecy failed and Harry glimpsed Voldemort killing someone through their connection. At Hogwarts, Harry, Hermione, and Ron discussed the growing DA Meeting and learned Cedric had secretly left the School Hospital.

• Yaxley brought Cassandra Vablatsky before Voldemort, who demanded that she divine Albert Anderson’s hiding place.
• Cassandra’s first attempt failed, and Voldemort threatened her family before killing her granddaughter and torturing another relative.
• Cassandra refused to cooperate, and Voldemort’s killing curse caused Harry to wake from a dream at Hogwarts.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron about the dream, and Hermione identified Cassandra as the likely target of Voldemort’s threats.
• Ron received a letter from George saying Cedric could help organize the DA Meeting, along with a Communication Bookmark for coordinating with Fred and George.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron went to the School Hospital to see Cedric, but Madam Pomfrey said he had sneaked away the previous day.

Harry and his friends questioned why Diggory had come to Hogwarts and arranged to meet Fred and George in Hogsmeade to discuss the Defence Association. Fred and George’s group prepared to explain their training plans, while Cedric considered his future with Cho Chang.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron suspected Diggory had come to Hogwarts for safety because his injury was connected to Lord Voldemort, and they decided to contact Fred and George.
• Hermione told Harry that Professor Slughorn had invited him to a Wednesday gathering, but Harry said Quidditch practice and helping Ron regain confidence might keep him away.
• Fred and George used the Communication Bookmark to arrange a meeting with Harry at the Three Broomsticks that weekend to discuss DA Meetings.
• Fred, George, Lee Jordan, Shanna, and Cedric discussed reorganizing the Defence Association, and Diggory read Albert’s materials on practical Defence Against the Dark Arts training.
• George claimed he was the strongest candidate to become Albert’s child’s godfather, while Cedric said he was not ready to marry Cho Chang amid the turmoil.

As Lord Voldemort tried to locate Albert, he stayed home with Isobel and urged Katrina to postpone her plans to travel to the United States. Katrina agreed to consider preparing for a Beauty Shop, and Albert began advising her on how to build it.

• Albert told Isobel that Lord Voldemort was trying to pinpoint his location, which was why he had stayed home.
• Katrina told Albert she wanted to go to the United States to gain experience opening a Beauty Shop, but her mother had refused permission.
• Albert warned Katrina that the United States was dangerous and suggested she publish a Beauty Guide to gain experience and build wealth.
• Mrs. McDougal thanked Albert for helping keep Katrina safe, and he advised her to help Katrina prepare for opening a shop after the war.
• Katrina returned and agreed to hear Albert's advice, while Isobel asked him to help her analyze the Beauty Shop prospects.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione traveled to Hogsmeade, where Cedric told them Albert had re-established the Defence Association to prepare people for Voldemort’s return. The conversation ended when a scream sounded outside the Three Broomsticks.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Albert’s prophecy and feared that Voldemort would gain control if Dumbledore could no longer oppose him.
• They saw the upgraded Umbridge toad statue outside Zonko’s Joke Shop and learned that Fred and George were running the shop with Lee Jordan’s help.
• At the Three Broomsticks, Harry, Ron, and Hermione met Cedric and learned that he had been attacked by Dark wizards searching for Albert.
• Cedric explained that the Defence Association taught advanced defensive magic and organized mutual aid against Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
• Cedric said Albert believed Scrimgeour might be killed, and the conversation stopped when someone screamed outside the pub.

Katie was badly injured when a cursed Opal Necklace fell from a package she had been carrying, and the group suspected someone had used the Imperius Curse to make her deliver it. Harry suspected Draco Malfoy and Mrs. Rosmerta, while George decided to tell Dumbledore and leave the investigation to him.

• Katie screamed in midair after the cursed necklace injured her, and George used Curse-Breaking Potion before Aurors took her to Hogwarts.
• Harry warned the crowd not to touch the package, and Fred's Detection Device confirmed that the Opal Necklace inside was a Dark Magic item.
• George learned from Linny that Katie had acted strangely after visiting the Three Broomsticks' toilet, then took Linny to Hogwarts and suspected Mrs. Rosmerta had been put under the Imperius Curse.
• Harry and his friends speculated that the necklace had been intended for him or Dumbledore, and Harry suspected Draco Malfoy because of his family's desperation to regain Voldemort's trust.
• George told the group to keep their suspicions about Mrs. Rosmerta secret and report them to Dumbledore, while Harry, Hermione, and Ron headed back to Hogwarts.

After returning to the Safe House, George, Fred, Lee Jordan, Cedric, and Shanna speculated that Draco Malfoy had been tasked with trying to kill Dumbledore, perhaps as revenge by Voldemort against the Malfoy family. They left the theory unconfirmed and considered whether Zonko might be targeted next.

• George, Fred, and Lee Jordan took Albert's Brain Boosting Potion while the group discussed who had sent the cursed Opal Necklace to Hogwarts.
• George and Fred argued that Draco Malfoy was likely behind the attack and suggested Voldemort might have assigned him to assassinate Dumbledore as punishment for the Malfoy family's failures.
• Fred said he suspected Snape had killed Dumbledore, citing Albert's apparent wariness of Snape and hints in Albert's prophecies, but Cedric dismissed the speculation as unsupported.
• Shanna proposed preparing for the next Hogwarts trip and inviting people to a DA Meeting, but the others fell silent before Fred changed the subject to contacting Sirius.
• Lee Jordan asked whether Zonko might be targeted by Death Eaters, and Cedric realized the group might be considering using him as bait under the Ministry's and Aurors' watch.

Albert trained Katrina in duelling basics and silent spells, explaining that systematic practice could bring her close to Auror level while experience remained essential. He continued sparring with her and called her an elite rather than a genius.

• Albert corrected Katrina’s duelling technique and had her practise silent Stunning Spells, Disarming Charms, and Shield Charms on a dummy.
• Albert told Isobel that his training focused on building a foundation and that silent spellcasting separated third-rate duelists from second-rate ones.
• Isobel realized Albert’s Defence Association could train wizards to approach Auror level, as he had already done with Fred, George, and Jordan.
• Albert resumed sparring with Katrina, who asked whether he planned to form the Defence Association and whether he considered her a genius.
• Albert said Katrina was an elite, then instructed her to retry silent spells and practise reflecting spells with the Shield Charm.

Harry urged Dumbledore to investigate Malfoy and the attack on Katie, then studied Dumbledore’s memory of meeting young Tom Riddle. The lesson ended with Harry recognizing Riddle’s habit of collecting trophies and asking whether his Horcruxes were valuable objects.

• Harry told Dumbledore he suspected Draco Malfoy arranged the attack on Katie through Madam Rosmerta, and urged him to investigate the Malfoys and use Veritaserum or Albert’s Divination.
• Dumbledore said he would investigate the incident and check whether Madam Rosmerta had been placed under the Imperius Curse, but redirected Harry to their lesson.
• Dumbledore showed Harry his first meeting with eleven-year-old Tom Riddle at the orphanage, and Harry observed that Riddle could control powerful magic and had stolen objects from other children.
• Harry recognized that Riddle collected trophies and was a Parselmouth, then asked whether Horcruxes were similar keepsakes or valuable objects.
• Dumbledore confirmed he had other clues about the Horcruxes but said he would share them later, and Harry left for the night.

Dumbledore warned Snape to keep Draco Malfoy from further dangerous attempts, while fearing that Albert Anderson might destroy the Malfoy family if Draco were exposed. Snape intimidated Draco into abandoning his assassination attempts and explained that repairing Hogwarts’s Vanishing Cabinet could help him earn the Dark Lord’s approval.

• Dumbledore told Snape to supervise Draco and warned that the Ministry might investigate if another incident occurred.
• Snape summoned Draco and told him Dumbledore suspected him in the attempt involving Katie Bell and the Opal Necklace.
• Snape warned Draco that both Dumbledore and the Dark Lord could endanger him and his family if his plan failed.
• Draco agreed to hear Snape’s plan after realizing that another poisoning attempt might be uncovered.
• Snape proposed that Draco repair Hogwarts’s Vanishing Cabinet so someone could enter the school unnoticed, earning Draco credit with the Dark Lord.

Bellatrix and Narcissa argued over Snape’s plan, but Bellatrix gathered Death Eaters to help repair the Vanishing Cabinet needed to infiltrate Hogwarts. The group learned how the cabinet could be repaired, then questioned whether Snape’s plan could really kill Dumbledore.

• Bellatrix raged after learning that Rosmerta’s control had been exposed and accused Snape of using Draco and the Death Eaters as bait, while Narcissa defended him and urged Bellatrix to prioritize Draco’s survival.
• Bellatrix agreed to follow Snape’s plan and recruited Death Eaters, who hoped Dumbledore’s death would free them from the Ministry’s crackdown under Scrimgeour.
• Bellatrix and the Death Eaters visited Borgin and Burkes in Knockturn Alley and demanded instructions for repairing a Vanishing Cabinet kept elsewhere.
• Borgin and Burkes explained that the damaged cabinet would need a skilled wizard to repair, and Fenrir Greyback threatened him into cooperating.
• Bellatrix reported the repair method to Snape through Narcissa’s Two-Way Mirror, but Alecto Carro and Avery questioned whether the plan could defeat Dumbledore.
• Snape claimed Dumbledore was gravely injured and growing weaker, but the Death Eaters remained wary of the plan and of Albert Anderson’s predictions.

Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Cedric prepared Hogwarts students for the worsening Second Wizarding War by teaching them survival skills and discussing a future Defence Association. Cedric warned that the Ministry of Magic would fall and Dumbledore would soon lose his power to deter Voldemort, leaving Harry troubled by Dumbledore’s injury.

• Hermione told Harry and Ron that she planned to send her family to Australia before the Death Eaters targeted them.
• Cedric joined Harry’s Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson and introduced the Defence Association as a future mutual-aid group supporting Harry against Voldemort.
• Harry taught students how to establish a hidden wilderness camp and use protective charms, while Cedric warned them to keep the group secret and avoid saying Voldemort’s name.
• Harry asked Cedric about the Opal Necklace and whether Malfoy was involved, but Cedric said they had been unable to contact their source.
• Cedric told Harry and Ron that Albert expected Voldemort to kill Scrimgeour and take down the Ministry, and that Dumbledore would soon lose his ability to deter Voldemort.
• Harry wondered whether Dumbledore’s injury could be cured and realized it might explain why Dumbledore had begun teaching him.

Cedric learned that Hogwarts students had joined Harry’s DA Meetings, while Albert and his friends planned a broader Defence Association and a protected village for its members. Cassandra Vablatsky finally agreed to make one last prophecy for Voldemort, who demanded to know when Dumbledore would die and where the Mudblood would appear next.

• Cedric told Albert that Hogwarts students had leaked news of the DA Meetings and that graduates were interested in joining the Defence Association, so Albert explained his plan to divide members by their willingness to fight.
• Fred, George, Lee Jordan, Truman, and Cedric discussed building homes, businesses, and a Defence Association base on land Albert had acquired, and Fred urged Cedric to marry Cho Chang after she graduated.
• Truman asked when Albert would teach advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Cedric explained that Cassandra Vablatsky was near death after Voldemort captured and tormented her.
• Cassandra Vablatsky told Voldemort that she had seen Scrimgeour die by his hand, then offered a final prophecy in exchange for her family’s freedom.
• Voldemort agreed to Cassandra Vablatsky’s transaction and demanded to know when Dumbledore would die and where the Mudblood would appear next.

Albert learned that Voldemort had killed Cassandra Vablatsky and her family, then worked with Dumbledore to locate their bodies and warn others. At Hogwarts, he advised Hermione about Harry and Ron’s Quidditch match and approved her plan to get her family out of Britain.

• Albert explained to Katrina and Isobel that Cassandra Vablatsky had gambled on Voldemort sparing her family, but he killed them after her death.
• Albert met Dumbledore, discussed the possibility that Cassandra had prophesied their deaths, and gave him her Prophecy Sphere so they could locate the bodies.
• Albert watched Gryffindor defeat Slytherin and advised Hermione to speak to Harry rather than assume he had used Felix Felicis to help Ron.
• Albert told Hermione that Britain’s situation might spiral out of control next year and invited her to join the Defence Association.
• Hermione asked Albert to help her family leave Britain, and he advised her to spend Christmas with them and decide whether to alter their memories.

Albert and Dumbledore located Cassandra Vablatsky and her family’s bodies, then discovered a coded clue pointing to three dates. Albert suspected the dates predicted deaths and Hermione’s family’s danger, leaving Dumbledore ready to help her act before December 27.

• Albert divined that Cassandra Vablatsky and her family’s bodies had been turned into stones and discarded near a Muggle village, then Apparated with Dumbledore to the search site.
• Albert revealed the bodies in an abandoned village, confirmed Cassandra was dead, and tested whether she might have been an impostor using Polyjuice Potion.
• Dumbledore found coded hairs on Cassandra that gave the numbers 1227, 624, and 815, which Albert interpreted as December 27, June 24, and August 15.
• Albert and Dumbledore speculated that the dates marked danger for Albert, Dumbledore, and Scrimgeour, and that Cassandra had told Voldemort about Hermione’s plan to send her family away.
• Dumbledore offered to approve Hermione’s leave so she could deal with her family’s affairs early, while Albert said he would avoid danger rather than risk fulfilling a prophecy.

Hermione told Harry that Albert feared events would spiral out of control next year, and she decided to send her family away after Christmas. After Albert sent her an urgent warning to move them as soon as possible, Hermione prepared to go home while Harry and Ron offered help.

• Harry assured Ron and Hermione that Ron’s Quidditch saves had come from his own skill, not Felix Felicis, and gave Ron a confidence-boosting calming potion.
• Hermione told Harry that Albert was looking for Dumbledore to collect Cassandra’s body, believed Mr. Ollivander was alive, and warned that next year might bring disaster.
• Harry explained that Ron was jealous because Hermione had kissed Viktor Krum, and Hermione clarified that she only considered Harry and Ron friends and wanted to focus on surviving the war.
• Ron began kissing Lavender Brown in the Gryffindor Common Room, easing tensions with Hermione, who had planned to invite him to the Christmas Party.
• Hermione received activity funds and a private letter from Albert, then told Harry and Ron that Albert had urged her to send her family away as soon as possible.