Chapter Summaries

Rufus Scrimgeour challenged Voldemort to a duel to spare others from further bloodshed, but Voldemort killed him. The Aurors left with soil from the place Scrimgeour fell to honor his wish, while the remaining guests were left facing Voldemort.

• Voldemort destroyed the barrier and confronted Scrimgeour, who proposed a duel to settle their grievances and give the others a chance to escape.
• Scrimgeour and Voldemort exchanged Killing Curses, while Kingsley urged the Order of the Phoenix and the guests to leave.
• Voldemort attacked Scrimgeour with snakes, Fiendfyre, and the Cruciatus Curse, but Scrimgeour fought back with a final Killing Curse.
• Voldemort blocked Scrimgeour's final curse, and Scrimgeour died as Fiendfyre consumed his body.
• Godwin Robards gathered soil from where Scrimgeour fell and led the Aurors away to scatter his ashes over Hogwarts' Black Lake, while the remaining guests faced Voldemort.

Albert learned that Scrimgeour was probably dead and that Voldemort had taken the Weasley Couple, so he organized a rescue effort with George and the Defence Association. He planned to travel with George to the Order of the Phoenix headquarters while George stayed behind to protect it and remain in contact with Fred.

• Albert returned home, reassured Isobel that Alice was safe, and discussed the Defence Association’s future with Isobel and Katrina.
• George told Albert that Voldemort had appeared after Scrimgeour’s duel and that the Weasley Couple had been left behind with the other guests.
• Albert used a crystal ball and saw Azkaban, concluding that the Weasley Couple were likely alive and might be used as bait.
• Albert went to the Defence Association Headquarters, where Cedric and the others had stunned George to stop him from acting rashly.
• After George agreed to follow Albert’s plan, Albert arranged to visit the Order of the Phoenix headquarters with him and summoned Dobby for help.

Albert joined the Order of the Phoenix to help rescue the Weasley Couple, whom Voldemort’s forces had captured after the attack on The Burrow. He used a map and the Traces Charm to check whether the Death Eaters were still there, and discovered that they had left.

• Albert and George reached the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, where Sirius revealed himself and Hermione welcomed Albert inside.
• Albert warned the Order that the Weasley Couple might have revealed the headquarters’ location under torture, and learned Fred had been knocked out to keep him from acting impulsively.
• Albert divined that the Weasley Couple would likely be tortured and imprisoned in Azkaban as bait, then discussed intercepting their transport with Moody.
• Albert had Fred and Ginny map the terrain around The Burrow and used the Traces Charm to check for Death Eaters.
• The map showed Kingsley’s name and indicated that the Death Eaters had left The Burrow.

Kingsley and Albert investigated the massacre at The Burrow, where Charlie and the Delacour couple had been killed, and learned that Scrimgeour was dead. Albert sent Kingsley to discover where the Weasleys had been taken and began preparing to locate Azkaban, while the Order reeled from the losses.

• Kingsley found the ruined wedding venue at The Burrow beneath a Dark Mark and discovered that Scrimgeour had died.
• Albert arrived with others, dispelled the Dark Mark, gave Kingsley Potter's Invisibility Cloak, and asked him to find out where the Weasley Couple had been taken.
• Bill mourned Charlie's death, while Fleur grieved the deaths of her parents; Albert knocked Bill and Fleur unconscious and had them taken to headquarters.
• Albert warned the others that Dementors were nearby and used Dobby to help the group return to the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.
• At headquarters, Albert told Fred not to tell George about Charlie's death because George was the Secret-Keeper, then warned that the Death Eaters might discover the headquarters' location.
• Albert discussed finding Azkaban with Moody and prepared to leave with Moody and Black to investigate the prison's location.

Moody and Albert discussed how the Order of the Phoenix would resist Voldemort after Dumbledore’s death, then went with Sirius and Dobby to investigate the Ministry’s hidden harbor. They learned Azkaban was empty and marked a ship with a Tracking Charm so they could follow it later.

• Moody recognized Albert as a strong candidate to guide the Order, but Albert said he would offer advice rather than force others to follow him.
• Albert declined to bring Fred on the scouting mission, while Sirius joined because he knew about Azkaban.
• Albert, Moody, Sirius, and Dobby reached the Ministry’s hidden harbor under protective spells.
• Moody used the password Damocles Rolle to open the concealed entrance beneath the cliff.
• Moody discovered that Azkaban had remained empty since Voldemort freed its prisoners.
• Albert placed a Tracking Charm on the harbor’s ship and cleared away signs of their visit.

Albert, Sirius, and Moody learned that Arthur and Molly Weasley had been taken to the Ministry of Magic and rushed to intercept the ship carrying prisoners to Azkaban. The chapter ended with Albert and the others setting off on Flying Brooms to rescue them.

• Sirius contacted Kingsley, who confirmed that Arthur and Molly had been taken to the Ministry of Magic for harsh questioning.
• Moody proposed using the Marauder's Map to monitor the Ministry, and Kingsley went to retrieve a map.
• Albert's wrist signal revealed that the ship bound for Azkaban had departed earlier than expected.
• Albert summoned Dobby and demanded the delayed Flying Brooms, while warning Sirius that the Order needed to treat the conflict as a war.
• Dobby arrived with Kingsley and the Flying Brooms, and Albert led the group out to intercept the ship and rescue the prisoners.

Alecto and Gargeson discussed the prisoners aboard a sea ship and worried that they were being used as bait. Albert, Sirius, Moody, and Kingsley attacked the ship, while Voldemort flew toward them as the rescue began.

• Alecto told the grieving Draco Malfoy to return to Hogwarts and said she would take a post there and help arrange his wedding to Pansy Parkinson.
• Gargeson worried that the ship’s prisoners were bait for a trap, while Alecto insisted that the Dark Lord’s plan could help eliminate Harry Potter or Order of the Phoenix members.
• A Patronus drove away the Dementors, and Albert lifted and spun the sea ship before lowering it toward Azkaban.
• Moody, Sirius, and Kingsley stormed the ship to knock out its occupants and rescue the prisoners.
• Albert spotted Voldemort approaching and warned the others to finish quickly or retreat.

Albert confronted Voldemort at sea, using powerful magic and decoys to survive the Dark Lord’s attacks. Albert escaped into the storm while Sirius and the others freed the captives, leaving Voldemort furious and searching for their trail.

• Voldemort attacked Albert with the Killing Curse, but Albert dodged and delayed him with a waterspout, enchanted needles, and Fiendfyre.
• Voldemort recognized Albert as a dangerous threat and tried to ambush him on the sea ship, but Albert sent Dobby a warning to flee.
• Albert vanished after Voldemort attacked again, then used a seawater feint to cover his escape into the storm.
• Voldemort struck a mannequin disguised as Albert and was hit by a thunderbolt, while Albert escaped.
• Voldemort found the ship’s captives gone and tried to track Sirius’s group with his wand.

Dobby brought Sirius, Kingsley, Moody, and the rescued prisoners to Albert’s protected safe house after they escaped Voldemort’s pursuit. Kingsley arranged for the survivors to leave Britain or go into hiding, while Sirius took the badly injured Arthur and Molly to safety.

• Dobby Apparated the rescuers and prisoners several times before bringing them to Albert’s Fidelius-protected safe house.
• Moody freed and revived the prisoners, and Kingsley calmed them and explained that Albert had held Voldemort back to enable their escape.
• Kingsley urged the survivors to leave Britain or hide, and reminded them that ignoring earlier warnings had led to their capture and deaths.
• Sirius carried the barely conscious Arthur and Molly away, while Kingsley sent a Patronus to warn the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.
• The remaining survivors accepted Kingsley’s arrangements and prepared to follow his advice.

After Voldemort seized control of the Ministry, Albert and his friends discussed the new threats and planned how to aid those at risk. Albert arranged medicine for the Weasley Twins and prepared a Defence Association meeting, a radio broadcast, and a new refuge for underage wizards.

• The Daily Prophet announced Scrimgeour’s resignation, Thicknesse’s appointment as Minister, Snape’s expected appointment as Hogwarts headmaster, and bounties on Harry and Albert.
• Albert joked with his friends about his twenty-thousand-Galleon bounty, and Lee Jordan proposed robbing Dark wizards to fund their operations.
• Truman and Kenneth explained why Ministry employees and Aurors were unlikely to resist Voldemort’s takeover.
• Albert had Dobby deliver a potion to the Weasley Twins, who were recovering from Cruciatus torture.
• Albert planned a Defence Association gathering and a radio broadcast to share the truth and warn Muggle-born wizards.
• Albert proposed converting a Safe House into a temporary refuge for underage wizards so their Trace would not expose their current base.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione listened with Ginny to the Wizard Lookout Station broadcast, which reported Voldemort’s takeover of the Ministry and the new persecution of Muggle-borns. Afterward, Harry got Sirius’s approval to leave the Safe House with Ron and Hermione and confront the two watchers outside.

• Ron urged Harry and Hermione to ambush the two people watching the Safe House, and they agreed to wait until after the broadcast.
• Lee Jordan, Fred, and George reported that Voldemort controlled the Ministry, Muggle-borns faced arrest, and Death Eaters would take teaching posts at Hogwarts under Snape’s headship.
• Ginny joined Harry, Ron, and Hermione to listen, and they discussed how the broadcast could help people recognize the truth and support Harry.
• Harry told Sirius that they planned to confront the watchers, and Sirius approved while warning Harry to think before acting.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione put on the Invisibility Cloak and left through the back door to test their training.

Albert discussed Umbridge’s role in the new Muggle-Born Registration policy and Isobel warned him that Voldemort would target him. Meanwhile, the policy began driving Muggle-born Ministry employees toward Azkaban as most wizarding families stood by.

• Katrina read the Daily Prophet’s report on Muggle-Born Registration, and Albert suspected Umbridge had helped bring it about to gain favor with Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
• Albert explained that Umbridge was a half-blood witch with no connection to the Selwyn family and said he might expose her through the Wizard Lookout Station.
• Isobel warned Albert that Voldemort would see him as a threat, and Albert reassured her that he would stay hidden in Fidelius-protected Safe Houses.
• Muggle-Born Registration became a major topic in Britain, but news was suppressed and most neutral families offered Muggle-born wizards sympathy without practical help.
• The Ministry’s Muggle-born employees were summoned for interviews and escorted toward Azkaban, while only a small number of Muggle-born wizards fled in advance.

Professor McGonagall and the other Heads of House discussed how to protect Hogwarts’s Muggle-born students after Severus Snape was appointed Headmaster and the Ministry began persecuting Muggle-borns. They sought a way to contact Albert for advice, while McGonagall also warned Hagrid that he might need to help shelter the students.

• Professor McGonagall told the Heads of House that the School Board had appointed Severus Snape as Hogwarts’s new Headmaster.
• Professor McGonagall warned that Muggle-born students could be arrested and sent to Azkaban, and the professors debated hiding and protecting them.
• Professor Flitwick suggested asking Albert for advice, and Professor McGonagall sent her Patronus to summon Hagrid and contact Sirius.
• Hagrid arrived without a way to contact Albert and erupted in anger when he learned Snape had become Headmaster.
• Professor McGonagall explained the danger facing Muggle-born students and considered Hagrid as someone who could help care for them.

Professor McGonagall contacted Albert to seek help protecting Hogwarts’ Muggle-born students from Voldemort’s regime. Albert proposed a voluntary refuge protected by the Fidelius Charm, and the professors prepared to act before Ministry Search Teams began hunting Muggle-born witches and wizards.

• Professor McGonagall sent her Patronus to summon Albert, and Sirius carried the Two-Way Mirror to Hogwarts.
• Professor McGonagall told Albert that Snape had become headmaster and asked how to protect Muggle-born students from expulsion and imprisonment.
• Albert advised the professors to make refuge voluntary and create a Fidelius-protected safe zone where students could seek limited shelter.
• Albert pointed out that the refuge would need food, money, and help maintaining order, and Sirius offered a hundred Galleons.
• Albert warned that the Ministry would soon form Search Teams to hunt Muggle-born wizards for bounties, so Professor McGonagall urged the Heads of House to hurry.

Snape returned to Hogwarts as its new Headmaster and discussed the Ministry’s persecution of Muggle-born wizards with Dumbledore’s portrait. Dumbledore reassured him that Albert Anderson was helping the students and arranged for Snape to give Voldemort a replica of the Sword of Gryffindor while preserving the real one for Harry.

• Snape returned to Hogwarts and told Dumbledore’s portrait that Voldemort’s government was targeting Muggle-born wizards and that he had little power to stop it.
• Dumbledore told Snape that Albert Anderson and Scrimgeour had secured the Muggle-Born Registration records and that Albert would help the students facing expulsion.
• Snape informed Professor McGonagall that Hogwarts would expel its current Muggle-born students and stop admitting them, then mentioned new professors for two vacant posts.
• Dumbledore showed Snape a convincing replica of the Sword of Gryffindor to deliver to Voldemort and instructed him to get the real sword to Harry later.

Harry and his friends discussed the expulsion of Muggle-born students and the plans for a safe zone, while Bill explained how Anderson and the resistance intended to help the refugees and recruit willing allies. Harry wanted to visit the shelter after his Trace disappeared and accepted that defeating Voldemort would require uniting reliable forces.

• Harry asked Ginny whether she would return to Hogwarts, and she said she would probably take a leave of absence because Voldemort's followers might use her as a hostage.
• Bill arrived and regretted that the Weasleys had held a large wedding, which had led to the deaths of Charlie, Fleur's parents, and many of her relatives.
• Bill explained that Anderson was leading construction of a safe zone for expelled Muggle-born students, and that the Order of the Phoenix and others were helping prepare it.
• Bill gave Hermione a book on wild edible fungi and said refugees would have to make do with basic food while the shelter was completed.
• Harry asked to visit the students once his Trace disappeared, and Bill said the Order of the Phoenix and the Defence Association might recruit volunteers from among them when they came of age.
• Bill explained that Anderson planned to screen adult wizards for genuine commitment, and Harry said he knew what to do.

The Ministry suppressed news of Hogwarts expelling Muggle-born students, while Lee Jordan reported the truth and Albert organized a shelter for those seeking refuge. The professors prepared to move students into the restored hotel, leaving their decision to accept help voluntary and planning regular visits and self-defense lessons.

• The Ministry concealed the expulsion of dozens of Muggle-born students, but Lee Jordan's Wizard Lookout Station Broadcast exposed what had happened.
• Lee Jordan, Shanna, Cedric, Truman, Kenneth, and Cho Chang discussed the restored hotel, which Albert had designated as the Defence Association Headquarters and a refuge for expelled students.
• Professor McGonagall said the professors would begin contacting expelled students the next day and move those who agreed to come before the Ministry could react.
• Albert assigned the professors responsibility for the students, arranged food and growing spaces, and said Lupin and Moody could teach them Defence Against the Dark Arts.
• Albert left the hotel access card with Professor McGonagall and proposed that people visit daily with newspapers or lessons, while students could choose whether to stay.

Dean learned that the Ministry was persecuting Muggle-born wizards and decided to leave home to protect his family. Kingsley took him to the Order of the Phoenix’s crude, Fidelius-protected shelter, where Cedric showed him around.

• Dean told the Thomas family that the Ministry had created the Muggle-Born Registration Commission and that he could be arrested for lacking proof of wizard blood.
• An owl delivered a letter saying someone was coming for Dean, and Kingsley Shacklebolt arrived to explain the shelter and advise the family to lie low.
• Dean chose to go with Kingsley, said goodbye to his family, and Apparated to a rundown house where Lupin placed a Disillusionment Charm on him.
• Lupin led Dean to Moody, who revealed the hidden hotel shelter, and Cedric escorted Dean inside and showed him the cleaned-up floors.

Umbridge and Yaxley traced the expelled Muggle-born students to the Defence Association Headquarters, which was protected by the Fidelius Charm. Yaxley ordered the Ministry to watch the location and find the students’ families before they could be moved.

• Mafalda Hopkirk told Umbridge that many Hogwarts students had violated the underage sorcery law, and Umbridge ordered the Misuse of Magic Office to track them.
• Umbridge urged Yaxley to use the Search Teams against the students, and Rufus Fudge reported that their Traces pointed to a gathering in one area.
• Umbridge volunteered to seek Muggle-born records at Hogwarts after learning Scrimgeour had destroyed the Ministry’s records.
• Dawlish reported that the students were hiding nearby, and Yaxley identified their refuge as the Defence Association Headquarters.
• Yaxley ordered watchers sent to the headquarters and told his staff to find the expelled students’ families before they could be moved.

Albert discussed the worsening persecution of Muggle-born wizards and the difficulties at the Defence Association’s shelter, then agreed to visit and guide the students there. The group also arranged a possible role for Hannah Abbott and discussed shelter support from Ted.

• Albert told Isobel that he knew what else he could do to help Muggle-born wizards, then left to meet Shanna and the others.
• Shanna reported that two-thirds of the students had relocated to the Defence Association’s headquarters, where Cedric was struggling to keep the shelter organized.
• Albert refused to take responsibility for students who had declined the shelter and explained that he had already done what he could to warn them.
• Albert agreed to visit the shelter and guide the students, while warning Fred and George to take care when using Dark wizards as targets for revenge.
• George said Ted was willing to provide shelter, and Albert suggested that Hannah Abbott help supervise the children and learn Defence Against the Dark Arts.