Chapter Summaries

Penelope interviewed at the Witch Beauty Shop and met Lavender, who had become a customer of Isobel’s advice. After learning that Ron had not found a new girlfriend, Lavender decided to seek a clear answer from him.

• Katrina explained that the shop planned to hire staff for future expansion and travel, and Penelope asked about the advice Isobel gave customers.
• Penelope told Katrina that Percy had dumped her for a high-ranking official’s daughter, prompting Lavender to reveal that she was Ron’s girlfriend.
• Isobel fetched George, who said Ron had not found a new girlfriend but seemed to have a crush on Hermione.
• George and Isobel encouraged Lavender to speak with Ron directly, and Lavender agreed to write him a letter before visiting George’s house if Ron did not reply.

George, Fred, and Ginny told the Weasley family that Ron’s former girlfriend Lavender still liked him, and Mrs. Weasley urged Ron to read her letter and meet her. Ron rejected his family’s interference and went upstairs, while the family decided to leave the matter to him and turned to discussing Fred and George’s wedding.

• George discussed Ron and Lavender with Fred, then the two brought Ginny into the conversation.
• The Weasley family held a meeting, and Mrs. Weasley confronted Ron with Lavender’s letter and urged him to meet her in person.
• George told Ron that Lavender had changed and become pretty, but Ron insisted it was his private matter and stormed upstairs with the letter.
• Fred told the family that Ron had an unrequited crush on Hermione, and Mr. Weasley said they should let Ron handle his own affairs.
• Mrs. Weasley shifted the conversation to Fred and George’s wedding, leaving the twins uneasy.

Ron met Lavender at the Leaky Cauldron but stayed silent until she gave up and left him her birthday present. His family and friends confronted him afterward, and Ron shut himself away in his room.

• Ron replied to Lavender's letter and arranged to meet her at the Leaky Cauldron.
• Lavender asked Ron why he had ignored her letters, but Ron sat silently and left her to realize he did not want to speak to her.
• Lavender ended their relationship and gave Ron the birthday present she had prepared before leaving.
• Fred and George scolded Ron, and George said Ron's feelings for Hermione could cost him their friendship.
• Harry visited Ron, but the family decided to leave him alone while he stayed shut in his room.

Harry and Ginny welcomed their son James, while Hermione helped Ron accept that she only saw him as a friend and apologize to Lavender. Albert agreed to become James’s godfather, and he and Isobel left The Burrow after dinner as the Weasleys recalled their daughter Alice.

• Hermione wrote Ron a letter explaining that she valued him as a friend and urging him to apologize to Lavender, and Ron took time off before writing Lavender an apology.
• Harry prepared for the birth of his child with Ginny, and James Potter was safely born amid Avalon’s celebrations.
• Sirius asked Harry to choose James’s godfather, and Harry invited Albert to The Burrow to discuss it.
• Isobel advised Ginny to rest and recover after childbirth, while Albert agreed to be James’s godfather.
• The Weasleys hosted Albert and Isobel for dinner, where Albert mentioned travelling after Fred and George’s wedding and Mrs. Weasley remembered their daughter Alice.

Ron learned that Albert would become James's godfather and, troubled by his feelings for Albert and Hermione, wrote Hermione asking to meet. Hermione sought Albert's advice about Ron's continued advances, but Albert offered no easy solution before Cedric arrived.

• Mrs. Weasley told Ron that Harry had asked Albert to be James's godfather, and Ron reacted with shock and jealousy.
• Ron wrote Hermione a letter asking to meet her and sent it with Zhu Weiqiong.
• Hermione read Ron's letter and worried that he would not accept her rejection, so she asked Albert what to do.
• Albert advised Hermione to talk to Ron and avoid him if he continued pursuing her, while warning her against changing his memories.
• Cedric entered Albert's office, joked about Hermione's troubles, and learned that Ron had fallen for her.

Albert received notice of an upcoming Wizengamot meeting, where he and other members discussed the goblin unrest and agreed to keep negotiating while preparing for a possible rebellion. At Hogwarts, he spoke with Cedric about teaching, new Muggle books, and recording his knowledge before leaving Britain with his family by September.

• Cedric gave Albert a letter from the Wizengamot reminding him about its next meeting.
• At the meeting, Albert told Bard he had agreed to be Harry Potter's son's godfather and planned to leave Britain by September; Morg asked whether he had influenced Kingsley's frequent meetings.
• The Wizengamot decided to continue negotiating with the goblins and prepare to limit the damage if a Third Goblin Rebellion could not be avoided.
• Albert went to Hogwarts and encouraged Cedric, who said the older students were dissatisfied with his Defence Against the Dark Arts Advanced Class.
• Albert told Cedric that he had asked Muggle-born acquaintances to compile a book about Muggles and intended to record knowledge he had acquired from the panel.

Ron met Hermione at a coffee shop, hoping to learn whether she would date him, but she told him she saw him as a best friend and steered him toward apologizing to Lavender. Ron left planning to write Lavender, while Hermione wondered whether her advice would work.

• Harry let Ron leave to meet Hermione and went with Ginny to help build Avalon, leaving Little James with Mrs. Weasley.
• At the Leaky Cauldron, Ron told Old Tom that the Ministry was negotiating with the goblins and avoided discussing what might happen if the talks failed.
• Ron met Hermione at a coffee shop and asked whether she intended to date anyone; she said she did not and regarded him as a best friend.
• Hermione reminded Ron of Lavender and urged him to ask her out and apologize, and Ron left to write Lavender a letter.
• After Ron departed, Hermione asked whether her plan would work, and a familiar voice said it might if Ron still had feelings for Lavender.

Albert discussed Ron and Lavender getting back together with Fred and George, then inspected the Weasley twins’ Communication Bookmarks and explained how to turn them into a profitable, reliable product. The Ministry of Magic had already placed an order through Kingsley, and Albert planned to help finish the work before the goblin conflict began.

• George told Albert that Ron and Lavender had reunited after Hermione rejected Ron.
• Fred showed Albert a Communication Bookmark, and Albert judged it a semi-finished product with an inadequate lifespan.
• Albert advised Fred and George to improve the bookmarks or hire a Transfiguration specialist, and proposed selling each set for ten Galleons.
• Albert explained that they needed to build a reputation for reliable genuine bookmarks and revealed that Kingsley had ordered them for the Ministry of Magic.
• Albert suggested launching a Couple Edition for Hogwarts students, while George worried the Third Goblin Rebellion would begin before they finished the Ministry order.

Albert visited Fred and George, then inspected Avalon as its workers rushed to finish construction before he left Britain. He accepted that they would have to learn to manage without him by making mistakes, while the twins considered hiring Lupin and Sirius to help with their growing business.

• Fred and George asked Albert to help complete the Ministry of Magic's Communication Bookmark order, but he told them they could not rely on him and suggested they hire someone skilled with the Transformation Charm.
• Fred and George considered asking Lupin and Sirius to help with the business and agreed they should discuss payment with them.
• Albert visited Avalon and told Shanna that the workers should not rush construction, while she pointed out that they were anxious about his departure.
• Albert identified mistakes caused by the rushed work and raised his concerns with Avalon’s workers, but they remained determined to finish before he left Britain.
• Albert accepted that the workers would need to learn through their mistakes, while Shanna understood that he still intended to leave Britain soon.

Albert watched Ravenclaw defeat Slytherin in a Quidditch match that spiraled into a brawl, then reunited with his friends. As they discussed plans for Hogsmeade, Albert advised them not to get involved with the goblins and doubted they had the resources to build there.

• Albert watched Ravenclaw take an early lead while its Seeker delayed catching the Golden Snitch to increase the team's score.
• A Slytherin Beater struck a Ravenclaw Chaser, the teams fought, and Headmistress McGonagall threatened troublemakers with detention before Ravenclaw won 470 to 50.
• Cedric joined Albert and the others, and George demonstrated a Voice-changing Candy by imitating Headmistress McGonagall.
• Shanna told Albert that Hogsmeade had not been rebuilt, and Kenneth said he had heard the goblins planned to buy the village.
• Albert warned his friends to avoid the goblins' plans and said they likely lacked the time and Galleons to build houses in Hogsmeade.

Albert and Hermione spent time together in his trunk before using a Time-Turner to return to an earlier moment and conceal their secret relationship. Hermione asked to borrow the Time-Turner to prepare for her N.E.W.T. exams and spend more time with Albert, then they parted to watch the Quidditch match.

• Albert told Hermione that the match had ended, and they discussed how his travels would keep them apart.
• Hermione worried about her secret relationship being discovered, and Albert reassured her that the Time-Turner would help them stay hidden.
• Hermione asked Albert to lend her the Time-Turner so she could study for her N.E.W.T. exams and spend more time with him.
• Albert told Hermione he respected her choice to finish seventh year at Hogwarts, and they used the Time-Turner to return to three hours earlier.
• Hermione left Albert's office to watch the Quidditch match, and Albert locked the door before leaving.

Kenneth and Albert arranged to buy Hogsmeade settlement slots and prepare shops there, but rumors of a goblin threat drew Ministry Aurors and goblins to the village. Albert returned from visiting Louise in France to his family and learned he would represent Britain at late-March international meetings, including one on werewolves.

• Kenneth spread a false rumor about the Goblin Brotherhood occupying Hogsmeade, and villagers began offering their settlement slots for sale.
• Albert agreed to use Voldemort's bounty money to help Kenneth buy the slots, with plans to establish shops in the rebuilt village.
• After Kenneth's maneuvering, the Ministry Aurors believed the goblins posed a threat to Hogsmeade, and goblins arrived there, making the situation delicate.
• Albert visited Louise in France, where her family remained angry about her pregnancy and his marriage, though Catherine had helped settle matters.
• Albert returned to Isobel and their daughter Alice, then learned from Bard that he had to attend international meetings as a British representative, including one concerning werewolves.

Albert arranged for Cedric to cover his Hogwarts classes while he attended the International Wizarding Federation conference, then received training on how the conference worked. He arrived in Spain with Bard and Kingsley, and Bard planned to take him sightseeing before the meeting began.

• Albert asked Cedric to cover his classes while he attended the International Wizarding Federation conference, and Cedric agreed after complaining about the request.
• Albert and Kingsley received training from experienced wizards, including viewing conference memories in a Pensieve.
• Bard explained that the conference offered limited accommodations because protecting many high-ranking attendees would be difficult.
• Albert, Bard, Kingsley, and another companion used a battered boot Portkey to travel to Spain.
• Bard led the group through a disguised unfinished building into the Spanish Ministry of Magic, where an employee said the meeting would begin at three o'clock.

Albert attended International Wizarding Federation meetings with Bard and Kingsley, then watched a debate over whether trolls should be allowed to serve as guards. The debate ended when a troll struck Heliotrope Willis, undermining her claim that trolls were not violent.

• Albert complained to Bard that the meetings were dull, and Bard explained that the important matters had already been discussed beforehand.
• Bard told Albert and Kingsley about the upcoming troll meeting, where Heliotrope Willis planned to bring troll guards as proof of their suitability.
• Albert, Bard, and Kingsley attended the meeting outside the Ministry of Magic, where wizards wore Bubblehead Charms to endure the trolls’ stench.
• Artemius Lawson argued that trolls’ behavior should be restricted, while Heliotrope Willis insisted they were not violent and were fit to serve as guards.
• One of Heliotrope Willis’s trolls accidentally slapped her to the ground, and the attendees laughed at the scene.

After Heliotrope Willis was fatally struck by one of her troll guards, Albert and the British Ministry of Magic discussed how the incident had happened. Kingsley then presented his plan to control werewolves, proposing that Aurors kill those who resisted supervision during the Full Moon.

• Heliotrope Willis was carried to the hospital after a troll slapped her, and reporters gathered to cover the incident.
• News arrived that Heliotrope had died, and Kingsley said she had been left untreated because her injuries were considered incurable.
• Bard asked Albert who had caused the trolls to attack, and Albert said someone had probably used a Confundus Charm to briefly confuse them.
• Albert, Bard, and Kingsley predicted that other countries would offer only verbal support for the werewolf proposal.
• Kingsley told the conference that Britain had brought its werewolves under control and proposed killing those who broke the law or refused supervision during the Full Moon.

Albert watched Kingsley promote Britain’s werewolf plan and attract foreign investment, then attended the International Wizarding Federation’s final meeting about concealing the wizarding world from Muggles. The conference ended without a detailed solution, and Kingsley pulled Albert and Bard into another lengthy report meeting.

• Albert observed that Kingsley’s werewolf plan failed to persuade everyone but gained supporters from countries seeking ways to address werewolf attacks.
• Several attendees approached Kingsley after the meeting, and he secured substantial foreign investment for Britain’s werewolf plan.
• Albert discussed Kingsley’s fundraising success with Bard, who said he had only mentioned the idea in passing.
• Albert attended the conference’s final meeting on hiding the wizarding world from Muggles and found that countries were largely expected to handle their own problems.
• Bard explained that the short, international conference could only reach a rough conclusion, and Albert complained that the meeting was boring.
• Kingsley brought Albert and Bard to another lengthy report meeting, where Albert thought Percy Weasley would make a reliable assistant.

Albert explained that Heliotrope’s death had been treated as an accident and that no one would testify, leaving Hermione troubled by the injustice. He cautioned her about the motives behind the Troll Rights Movement and ended by arranging to check his students’ progress on Saturday.

• Hermione asked whether Heliotrope had died for nothing, and Albert explained that her death had become a lasting joke and a warning about trolls.
• Cedric reminded Hermione that there was no evidence to prove what happened, and Albert refused to act as a witness.
• Cedric told Albert that students resented his absences, and Albert agreed to review their progress and look over Cedric’s revised book.
• Albert kissed Hermione and explained that Heliotrope and her group may have pursued the Troll Rights Movement for personal gain.
• Hermione said she would continue helping house-elves, and Albert set a Saturday meeting in the old Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.

Albert gave Hogwarts students an informal Defence Against the Dark Arts revision session, then advised Luna about her plans to travel in search of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks. The chapter ended with Albert telling Hermione that her ambitions would be even more difficult than Luna’s.

• Albert held a popular revision session for Hogwarts students and answered their questions until late in the evening.
• Professor Flitwick praised Albert’s classes, and Albert said that making students enjoy Defence Against the Dark Arts encouraged them to learn.
• Hermione and Luna visited Albert, and Luna asked about travelling around the world to search for Crumple-Horned Snorkacks.
• Albert warned Luna about the skills, money, and risks involved in travelling, and advised her to begin exploring Britain.
• After Luna left, Albert told Hermione that Luna could become an outstanding naturalist if she persevered, while Hermione’s own goal would be even harder.

Hermione reaffirmed her commitment to freeing House-elves and passionately expressed her love for Albert, who considered Avalon's rapid development and quietly helped address its problems. Percy visited Avalon, asked about its security and housing, and told Albert that goblins and Ministry employees had clashed in Hogsmeade.

• Hermione insisted that freeing House-elves was meaningful and that she would keep fighting, while Albert supported her.
• Hermione became more passionate with Albert, who reflected on her changes and the progress of Avalon's villa district.
• Albert quietly told Shanna to fix Avalon's most important construction problems while postponing less noticeable issues.
• Percy asked why the fireplace was placed outside Avalon, and Albert explained that the arrangement improved security and limited visitors.
• Albert asked Percy when he and Audrey would marry, but Percy changed the subject and reported a fierce conflict between goblins and Ministry employees in Hogsmeade.

Percy told Albert that the Ministry and the Gringotts goblins had deliberately staged a clash to keep their hostility alive, while Kingsley sought to repair the Ministry’s finances. After learning Angelina might be pregnant and worried about her Quidditch ambitions, Fred sought Albert’s advice; Angelina ultimately chose family life but confronted Fred by beating him.

• Percy told Albert that both the Ministry and the goblins had intentionally provoked the Hogsmeade clash to prevent tensions from easing.
• Fred told Albert that Angelina might be pregnant and feared she would give up her Quidditch dream, and Albert advised him to talk openly with her.
• News of Angelina’s pregnancy spread through Avalon, and Angelina resented the possibility that it would end her career as a Chaser.
• Angelina asked Isobel for advice, and Isobel told her to consider what kind of life she wanted and warned that marriage and a Quidditch career could conflict.
• Angelina chose family life, then confronted Fred and beat him to vent her anger.