Chapter Summaries

Albert and the Order of the Phoenix raided Yaxley’s castle, rescued Ollivander and the prisoners, and escaped before reinforcements arrived. The rescued prisoners refused to join the fight against Voldemort, leaving the Order disappointed while Ollivander accepted Albert’s protection and offered support with wands.

• Albert’s team ambushed and disabled the Dark wizards guarding Yaxley’s castle, then withdrew as the Order of the Phoenix attacked elsewhere.
• Sirius, Harry, Ron, and Hermione freed the dungeon prisoners while the Weasley Twins rescued Ollivander and took the wandmaking supplies.
• Truman and Kenneth found little money in Yaxley’s bedroom and escaped by Portkey before Yaxley arrived to find the castle raided.
• Fred and George brought Ollivander to the Safe House, while the other rescued prisoners were settled separately and declined to fight Voldemort.
• Harry and his friends learned that Ollivander accepted Albert’s protection and would support the Order with wand-related work.
• Kingsley celebrated the rescue with the Order, and Shanna asked Albert whether she could record the events in her book.

Voldemort stole Dumbledore’s wand, hoping it was the Elder Wand, but learned that Ollivander had been rescued and suspected Anderson had arranged the raid. He ordered Yaxley to find other wandmakers and considered using Hagrid to lure Harry Potter into a trap, while growing wary of Anderson.

• Voldemort opened Dumbledore’s tomb and took the wand, but found that it seemed no more powerful than an ordinary wand.
• Voldemort considered killing Snape to claim the wand’s allegiance, then decided to seek Ollivander’s confirmation first.
• Snape told Dumbledore what Voldemort had done, and Dumbledore revealed that Anderson had rescued Ollivander and likely saved Snape from being killed.
• Voldemort punished Yaxley for losing Ollivander and ordered him to find other wandmakers.
• Yaxley proposed threatening Hagrid to lure Harry Potter into a trap, and Voldemort weighed the risk of Anderson getting involved.

After Hagrid was sentenced to death and Grawp’s severed head was displayed as evidence, Albert refused to send the Defence Association into a Death Eater trap. He planned to work with the Order of the Phoenix to control a Death Eater into saving Hagrid, though failure would mean Hagrid’s execution.

• Albert awoke from a nightmare in which his family died and Voldemort conquered Britain, then resolved not to lose.
• Katrina showed Albert the Daily Prophet’s report that Hagrid had been sentenced to death and that Grawp had been killed.
• Albert told Isobel he would not risk himself to rescue Hagrid and worried that Harry Potter might act recklessly.
• At the Defence Association meeting, Albert warned that Yaxley’s execution plan was a trap and stopped the members from attempting a direct rescue.
• Albert proposed contacting the Order of the Phoenix to control a Death Eater into saving Hagrid, then arranged a meeting through Fred and George.
• Albert told Shanna that the plan was their best chance, but Hagrid would die if it failed.

Albert advised Nelson Tobin to look beyond revenge and helped the Order plan Hagrid’s escape from Azkaban. The group prepared to target executioner Walton Macnair while Albert planned to draw Lord Voldemort’s attention away from the prison.

• Albert told Nelson Tobin that revenge should not consume his life, warned him against reckless action, and advised him to wait until he was of age before joining the Defence Association.
• Albert explained to Hermione and Harry that he would not demand Nelson abandon his hatred, and urged Harry to consider what he would do after defeating Lord Voldemort.
• Kingsley told Albert that Yaxley had sent Aurors into the Forbidden Forest to capture Grawp, and Albert warned that Hagrid’s imprisonment was also meant to lure Harry out.
• Albert proposed using an Imperius-controlled Death Eater to deliver a Portkey to Hagrid in Azkaban, and the Order agreed to pursue the plan rather than attempt a direct rescue.
• Albert used a Prophecy Sphere to identify Walton Macnair as a suitable target and said the group could find him at home that night.
• Albert refused to accompany the group, saying he would instead draw Lord Voldemort’s attention away from Azkaban while the others worked to free Hagrid.

Draco Malfoy discussed his future as a married man and his role in the Ministry’s plan against Hagrid and Harry Potter. After admitting to Pansy that he feared Albert’s retaliation, Draco did not know Albert had already discovered his betrayal.

• Draco told Professor Parkinson that he would leave school to protect the Malfoy bloodline, and Professor Parkinson accepted his decision.
• Professor Parkinson said Yaxley wanted to use Hagrid’s planned execution to draw out Harry Potter, and he thanked Draco for providing the intelligence.
• Draco warned that Albert might intervene for Hagrid and described Albert’s reputation and skill at prophecy.
• Professor Parkinson asked Draco about Dumbledore’s Army, and Draco connected it to Albert’s Defence Association and the Room of Requirement.
• Draco confessed to Pansy that he had helped expose Hagrid and feared Albert would retaliate against him and Pansy.
• Albert had already learned that Draco leaked the information to Yaxley.

The Order of the Phoenix prepared a Portkey-based plan to rescue Hagrid from his execution, using the Imperius Curse to control Macnair and other Death Eaters. Albert reassured Isobel about the operation and admitted he had joined the fight against Voldemort knowing their conflict was inevitable.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron worried that Albert had not answered Hermione's message and wondered whether Hagrid could be rescued.
• Fleur told Harry that Moody's group planned to control several Death Eaters with the Imperius Curse, while Harry and his friends feared the plan could go wrong.
• Sirius and the Order of the Phoenix captured Macnair, and Moody extracted his memories to confirm that Hagrid's execution was a trap aimed at Harry and the Order.
• Kingsley placed Macnair under the Imperius Curse and gave him a Portkey that the Order planned to attach to Hagrid before the execution.
• Moody's group set out to control more Death Eaters as safeguards, while Albert told Isobel that he expected to fight Voldemort and intended to see him defeated.

Hagrid was taken to a public execution as the Death Eaters tried to bait the Order of the Phoenix into a rescue. Albert and Dobby helped Hagrid escape amid the chaos, and Voldemort discovered that he could not Apparate after them.

• Walton Macnair taunted Hagrid in Azkaban with Grawp's head, then shackled him and escorted him to the Execution Ground.
• Voldemort ordered Hagrid's execution after Yaxley reported that the Order of the Phoenix had not appeared.
• Umbridge began reading Hagrid's fabricated crimes when lightning struck and Death Eaters suddenly attacked her with the Cruciatus Curse.
• A storm and thick fog engulfed the Execution Ground, and Hagrid vanished while Macnair attacked his fellow Death Eaters with a scythe.
• Voldemort recognized Albert's Phoenix mark and went after him, but Albert and Dobby Apparated away before Voldemort could catch them.
• Voldemort tried to follow Albert's Apparition traces but found himself unable to Apparate.

Hagrid escaped Voldemort’s trap but, overwhelmed by Grawp’s death, killed two unconscious Death Eaters before the Order subdued him. Albert celebrated the rescue while warning the Defence Association to lie low, and Voldemort responded to the failed plan by openly killing suspected opponents and abandoning any pretense of restraint.

• Sirius and Lupin subdued the Death Eaters who arrived with Hagrid, but Hagrid blamed himself for Grawp’s death and beat two of them to death.
• Harry and the Order of the Phoenix stunned Hagrid and took him to headquarters, while Voldemort arrived too late to capture them.
• Albert told the Defence Association that Hagrid had escaped and ordered them to suspend operations and keep quiet.
• Albert told Isobel that Voldemort would retaliate against those connected to them, then went to rest.
• After failing to catch Harry, Voldemort openly killed several people beneath the execution platform and asserted his control over Britain.

As the Order of the Phoenix faced reprisals after rescuing Hagrid, Albert visited headquarters and warned everyone that the war would demand difficult choices. He left after advising Harry and Hermione, while the others still hoped he could offer guidance against the Death Eaters’ campaign.

• Hermione and Ginny discussed Hagrid’s grief over Grawp and the Death Eaters’ raids on families connected to the Order of the Phoenix.
• Albert arrived with Fred and George, and Ron told him that Death Eaters had arrested Order associates in retaliation; Albert said confronting them directly would play into their hands.
• Albert went to see Hagrid, who was asleep after Harry stunned him, and gave Harry Fire Whiskey mixed with Draught of Living Death for Hagrid to use later.
• Albert told Hermione that Hagrid should not blame himself for Grawp’s death and warned her that she might have to kill to survive the war.
• Albert left in the rain, and Ron told Hermione that the Order hoped to get advice from him.

Fred and the Defence Association tried to rescue a couple targeted by the Death Eaters, but the couple rejected their help and were captured after the team withdrew. The group then checked on Xenophilius Lovegood, found him hiding under a Fidelius Charm, and brought him with them while reassuring him about Luna.

• Fred and his companions rescued Kevin and his wife from three intruders, but the couple blamed the Order of the Phoenix and refused to leave with them.
• Kevin tried to attack Fred's group, and the team disarmed him and departed as more than ten Death Eaters arrived and seized the couple.
• Fred's group returned to the Shelter, where Mr. Tonks reported that Cedric's team had also been attacked and that they should stop taking rescue risks for now.
• Neville warned the group about Xenophilius Lovegood, and they joined forces with the Order of the Phoenix to check his home.
• Xenophilius emerged from a hidden Chamber of Secrets protected by the Fidelius Charm, explained that he had been hiding from Dark wizards, and agreed to leave with the group after they reassured him that Luna was safe.

Albert discussed how Voldemort’s rule and the escalating war would drive neutral wizards into resistance, while planning safeguards beyond Harry Potter’s mission to destroy the object hidden in Gringotts. He prepared to exploit suspicion among Voldemort’s forces and ignite further unrest in Hogsmeade, aiming to weaken the Dark side and shape the war’s outcome.

• Albert reflected that Voldemort’s rule was pushing neutral wizards toward resistance and that the war could be used to resolve the magical world’s underlying problems.
• Isobel asked Albert about his goblin silverware, and he explained that Harry Potter and his friends would try to steal and destroy a hidden object from Gringotts while he prepared another safeguard.
• Albert told Isobel he planned to set off the Hogsmeade time bomb and prevent the growing number of Dark wizards in Britain from uniting under Voldemort.
• Albert and Isobel discussed using the Imperius Curse to intensify Voldemort’s suspicion and panic among the Death Eaters.
• Albert anticipated weakening Voldemort and his supporters until he became one of the war’s final victors.

Bochival killed Death Eaters after they tried to seize his Acromantula venom, and the violence in Hogsmeade escalated into a wider conflict. Yaxley struggled to contain the unrest, while Albert prepared to push the fighting further so his next plan could proceed.

• Aberforth warned a customer against discussing the Public Execution, but a Death Eater attacked the outsider and was beaten before the man fled with his money.
• Bochival showed Aberforth Acromantula venom, then fought Robert when the Death Eater tried to confiscate it and brutally beat him.
• A security Death Eater attacked Bochival, who killed him and two others before escaping with the seized goods.
• Yaxley spread a wanted notice for Bochival, but Hogsmeade’s Dark wizards began taking revenge on the Death Eaters, and several more Death Eaters died.
• Albert realized the Death Eaters had backed down instead of trading blows and decided Hogsmeade’s conflict needed to intensify for his plan to continue.

Parkinson and Snape discussed Michael Corner’s disappearance and prioritized keeping Hogwarts stable, while Dumbledore’s Army debated how to fight back against the Death Eaters. The students considered transforming the Death Eaters into rats and looked to Neville and Cedric for help.

• Crabbe told Parkinson that Michael Corner had disappeared, and Parkinson cancelled the Dark Magic gathering.
• Parkinson and Alecto Carro suspected someone had rescued Michael and discussed Dumbledore’s Army, Snape, and the other professors.
• Snape told Parkinson that he would not investigate Michael’s disappearance for now and asked him to watch the other professors.
• Michael recovered at the students’ hideout and explained that he had rescued someone to protect Dumbledore’s Army’s secrets.
• Ernie proposed using the Imperius Curse against the Death Eaters, while Seamus suggested turning them into rats and locking them away.
• Ernie and Michael supported Seamus’s idea, and the students discussed asking Cedric to help and joining the Defence Association.

Albert infiltrated Goblin Village and placed Bogrod under the Imperius Curse as a safeguard in his plan to defeat Voldemort. He returned to Isobel confident that he had secured a key advantage, while Harry's part of the plan remained unfinished.

• Cedric discouraged Ernie from acting alone and promised to discuss the students' proposal with Albert when he returned.
• Albert continued using Ludo Bagman's robberies to drive goblins back to Goblin Village and control victims who could pass him information.
• Ragnok entered Goblin Village through a Vanishing Cabinet hidden in his suitcase, allowing Albert to use the cabinet as a covert entry point.
• Albert followed a prepared map to Bogrod and placed the old goblin under the Imperius Curse as a safeguard in case Harry's plan failed.
• Albert escaped using a Portkey, destroyed the evidence, and told Isobel that he had obtained a key to victory; he still awaited news of Harry's Fiendfyre practice.

After Professor Parkinson disappeared, Snape investigated possible causes and arranged a substitute, while Fred revealed that he had secretly turned Parkinson into a rat. Snape then recruited Ministry Aurors to fill the teaching vacancy and discussed sending Death Eaters to quell unrest in Hogsmeade.

• Snape learned that Parkinson had not been seen since Friday and ordered further investigation while arranging for a Ministry substitute.
• Amycus questioned Professor McGonagall with Veritaserum, and she suggested Parkinson’s disappearance might be connected to the Defence Against the Dark Arts curse.
• Students celebrated Parkinson’s disappearance as he remained trapped as a rat in a cage in the Room of Requirement, where Michael wanted to keep him.
• Fred told Albert he had turned Parkinson into a rat and concealed his involvement; Albert warned him not to publicize the act or provoke retaliation.
• Snape met Yaxley, learned that potential substitutes were reluctant to take the cursed post, and arranged to hire a small team of Aurors.
• Yaxley told Snape he planned to deploy Death Eaters to suppress unrest in Hogsmeade before the Dark Lord returned.

Albert returned to Britain and asked Aberforth to use the Hog's Head's hidden passage to support Hogwarts students resisting Snape and the Death Eaters. He arranged supplies and a safe route for them, then left Aberforth suspecting he had engineered the Dark wizards' conflict with the Death Eaters.

• Aberforth warned Bochival and the other Dark wizards that Voldemort and the Death Eaters would retaliate, but they dismissed the threat.
• Albert appeared in the Hog's Head and asked Aberforth to provide food, water, and a way out of Hogwarts for the students sheltering in the Room of Requirement.
• Albert explained that he wanted to help Harry and build support for the resistance, while Aberforth questioned his plans and warned him against risking students.
• Neville came through the hidden passage, received food prepared by Dobby, and returned to Hogwarts with Albert's instructions to stay put.
• Albert warned Aberforth that Yaxley and the Death Eaters would soon return, then Apparated away as Aberforth realized Albert might have caused the fighting between them.

Snape and Dumbledore suspected Anderson was behind Parkinson’s disappearance and the growing conflict in Hogsmeade. Yaxley arrived with a plan to force the foreign Dark wizards to surrender, but despite Snape’s warnings, he chose to gamble on their inability to unite.

• Phineas told Snape that Yaxley would visit after ten to discuss Hogsmeade.
• Dumbledore told Snape that McGonagall and the others had stayed at Hogwarts because a prophecy placed the final battle there, and he suspected Anderson was connected to Parkinson’s disappearance and the Hogsmeade conflict.
• Yaxley told Snape that the Dark wizards in Hogsmeade planned to unite against the Death Eaters and outlined a plan to intimidate them with force.
• Snape warned Yaxley that the foreign Dark wizards would not yield easily and that the Death Eaters lacked the numbers to defeat them.
• Yaxley rejected waiting for Voldemort and decided to gamble that outside pressure would make the Hogsmeade wizards fall apart.

Hogsmeade’s Dark wizards resisted Yaxley’s return with the Death Eaters and Dementors, then agreed to settle control of the black market through a Life and Death Duel. Bochival killed Yaxley’s three chosen fighters, forcing the Death Eaters to retreat while the villagers celebrated their freedom.

• Zonko’s shop and the surrounding village were thrown into alarm when Yaxley returned with the Death Eaters and a mass of Dementors.
• Several Dark wizards summoned Patronuses to hold back the Dementors as others Apparated away, while the remaining traders prepared to defend Hogsmeade.
• Bochival challenged the Death Eaters to a Life and Death Duel, and Yaxley accepted the duel with two assistants allowed.
• Bochival killed all three Death Eaters Yaxley selected, while Snape declined to fight and suspected Bochival’s style resembled Albert Anderson’s.
• Yaxley led the surviving Death Eaters away, and Bochival celebrated the victory with Hogsmeade’s Dark wizards.

After the Death Eaters failed to retake Hogsmeade, Yaxley blamed Albert Anderson and planned a night attack, while Snape suspected the celebration was a trap. Yaxley prepared the Dementors and gathered reinforcements, leaving Hogsmeade facing another assault.

• Yaxley blamed Albert for the defeat and persuaded the Death Eaters that his conspiracy had caused the strange duel and Patronuses.
• Yaxley planned to surprise Hogsmeade at night, and Alecto showed him a Communication Bookmark carrying news of a celebration banquet.
• Snape warned Alecto that the celebration seemed designed to lure the Death Eaters into an attack, then went to Hogwarts Castle to speak with Dumbledore.
• Yaxley fed the Dementors by letting them drain a non-magical village, turned the villagers into Inferi, and ordered the village burned.
• Yaxley gathered more helpers and planned to use Ministry Aurors as reserves for his renewed attack on Hogsmeade.

Yaxley gathered the Death Eaters, Dementors, and werewolves for a surprise attack on Hogsmeade after Bagman reported that only about a hundred Dark wizards remained there. As the forces surrounded the village and the Inferi marched toward it, the attackers prepared to begin their assault.

• Bagman slipped out of Hogsmeade and told Yaxley that most Dark wizards had left the village, while Bochival and about a hundred others remained.
• Bagman reported that Bochival was staying in Hogsmeade and planned to hunt Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest.
• Yaxley ordered the Inferi to draw the defenders’ attention before the Death Eaters and Dementors attacked, and assigned Snape and Macnair to arrange Auror support from Hogwarts.
• Snape questioned the timing of the raid, but Yaxley sent the Death Eaters toward Hogsmeade and left Snape and Macnair behind.
• The Dementors surrounded Hogsmeade, the werewolves and Death Eaters took position, and the Inferi continued toward the village.