Recaps

Ron stole Argus's textbook and provoked Draco, whose broom broke during their aerial chase. Argus saved Draco but secretly caused Ron to fall, and Madam Hooch punished Ron and awarded Slytherin points for Argus's rescue.

• Ron took Argus's textbook and flew away, so Draco chased him and the boys traded insults in the air.
• Draco pursued Ron until Ron threw Argus's book away, and Draco's worn broom snapped as he went after it.
• Argus turned the grass into mattresses to cushion Draco's fall, then secretly made Ron's broom fail, leaving Ron with broken arms.
• Madam Hooch took fifty points from Gryffindor, barred Ron from her lessons, and said she would report him to Professor McGonagall.
• Madam Hooch apologized to Argus and awarded Slytherin ten points for his bravery in saving Draco.

After Ron’s actions in Flying Class left him injured and disgraced, Argus refused Harry’s pleas to forgive him, while Mrs. Weasley’s Howler scolded Ron and warmly welcomed Harry to the Burrow. That evening, Percy and the Weasley twins apologized to Argus on Ron’s behalf, and Percy stopped him to raise one more matter.

• Students gathered around Draco with gifts while Harry stayed beside the isolated Ron in the Hospital Wing.
• Mrs. Weasley’s Howler loudly rebuked Ron for disrupting lessons and stealing from classmates, then kindly invited Harry to visit the Burrow.
• Harry asked Argus to forgive Ron, but Argus rejected the plea and reminded him that Ron had caused trouble in Flying Class and hurt Draco.
• Pansy criticized Ron for failing to apologize, and Ron hid beneath his covers in shame.
• Percy and the Weasley twins visited Argus to apologize for Ron and offered to replace the textbook he had thrown away.
• As Argus prepared to leave, Percy stopped him and said he wanted to discuss one more thing.

Argus offered Fred and George a major investment in their prank-product business, promising funding, half the profits, and a future joke shop. After settling the deal, the three sneaked through the castle to the Hogwarts Kitchens for a late-night snack.

• Argus let Percy keep his annotated textbook and asked him for his notes, which Percy promised to bring to the Great Hall the next morning.
• Fred and George returned to meet Argus, who proposed investing in their products and offered them fifty Galleons in initial funding.
• Argus promised to cover their materials in exchange for one of each product and half the profits, and offered them a joke shop to manage after graduation.
• The three agreed to get a late-night snack and followed secret passages to the Hogwarts Kitchens.
• Fred tickled the pear in the kitchen's fruit painting, revealing a door handle, and welcomed Argus inside.

After dinner in the kitchens with the Weasley twins, Argus sneaked back through Hogwarts and narrowly avoided Filch near the room guarding Fluffy. He got lost in the castle and encountered Quirrell, who questioned why a Slytherin first-year was there.

• Leah served Argus an elaborate meal, and the house-elves brought him and the Weasley twins more delicacies after he praised her cooking.
• Argus parted from the Weasley twins and sneaked back alone, hoping to avoid drawing Dumbledore's attention.
• When Filch and Mrs. Norris searched nearby, Argus hid in the room outside Fluffy's chamber and used Scourgify to remove his scent.
• After Filch left, Argus emerged, got lost among Hogwarts' staircases, and heard Quirrell ask what a Slytherin first-year was doing there.

Argus encountered Quirrell, realized Voldemort was probing his mind, and escaped the confrontation when Snape arrived, though he received detention for being out after curfew. Snape then told Dumbledore about the meeting, and Dumbledore asked him to watch Argus and protect Harry's planned upbringing.

• Argus met Quirrell in the castle at night and tried to leave after noticing Quirrell's suspicious behavior.
• Quirrell, apparently under Voldemort's control, attempted Legilimency, but Argus's Occlumency resisted the probe.
• Argus drew Snape's attention with his raised voice, and Quirrell departed after warning that they would meet again.
• Snape gave Argus a week's detention and deducted five points from Slytherin for breaking curfew.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Argus seemed disgusted by Quirrell and may have sensed Voldemort's intrusion.
• Dumbledore asked Snape to keep an eye on Argus and ensure nothing disrupted Harry's development, and Snape agreed.

After Voldemort punished Quirrell for questioning his interest in Grindelwald, he ordered him to prepare a potion so he could test Grindelwald’s talent. In Herbology, Argus and Hermione impressed Professor Sprout by identifying plants, and the lesson ended with her praising them both.

• Voldemort punished Quirrell, then ordered him to prepare a potion for Grindelwald’s next Defence Against the Dark Arts class so he could test Grindelwald’s talent.
• Argus received the Nightwalker achievement and decided to strengthen himself after realizing Voldemort had used Legilimency on him.
• Hermione eagerly joined Argus for their first Herbology class together, where Professor Sprout asked the students to identify a plant.
• Argus recognized the plant as Devil’s Snare disguised as a Christmas cactus and earned five points for Slytherin; Hermione earned three points for Ravenclaw.
• Hermione and Argus identified several plants in turn, and Professor Sprout said she would give both of them an O if the lesson were an exam.

Argus helped Hermione handle a Leaping Toadstool during Herbology, then arranged to buy Hagrid’s Forbidden Forest materials at market price. Before his detention, Argus fed and cleaned Mrs. Norris, only for Filch to catch him with the cat.

• Hermione struggled when a Leaping Toadstool jumped in her hand, but Argus calmed her and guided her through planting it.
• Argus reassured Hermione that her inexperience did not make her stupid, and she regained her confidence.
• Argus visited Hagrid before detention and discovered his stockpile of valuable fantastic beast materials from the Forbidden Forest.
• Argus offered to buy all of Hagrid’s materials at market price, and Hagrid gratefully agreed to trade with him.
• Argus fed Mrs. Norris fried fish and cleaned her with Scourgify in Filch’s office.
• Filch arrived and furiously demanded to know what Argus had done to Mrs. Norris.

Argus accompanied Hagrid on a nighttime patrol of the Forbidden Forest, where they encountered Mooncalves and talked about Hagrid’s solitary life. As they reached the forest’s edge, the centaur Firenze appeared and said he had come because of Argus.

• Filch admired how beautiful Mrs. Norris had become, thanked Argus for his advice about her care, and escorted him to the Forbidden Forest.
• Argus joined Hagrid and Fang for a patrol along the forest’s outskirts, where Hagrid showed him several Mooncalves.
• Argus and Hagrid continued the patrol and talked about Hagrid’s companionship with the Forbidden Forest’s creatures.
• As Argus and Hagrid headed back, Hagrid said he wished Argus could visit every day, and Argus promised to come when he could.
• Firenze emerged with a bow and arrow, greeted Argus, and told Hagrid he had come for him.

Argus met Firenze in the Forbidden Forest, where the centaur revealed a prophecy about Argus changing the centaurs’ fate, but Ronan attacked and Argus severely wounded him before leaving. Back at Hogwarts, Argus earned an achievement and learned that his next class was Defense Against the Dark Arts with Quirrell, only for Snape to appear behind him.

• Firenze told Argus that the stars had foretold his arrival and a change in the centaurs’ fate, then invited him to their settlement to explain the prophecy.
• Ronan accused Firenze of betraying the centaurs and attacked Argus, who blasted him into a tree with Expelliarmus.
• Argus left Firenze to treat Ronan and returned to Hogwarts, where he received 50 achievement points for completing his first Forbidden Forest patrol.
• Argus found Draco boasting in the Slytherin common room, then went to sleep without eating a late-night snack.
• Draco told Argus that their first lesson was Defense Against the Dark Arts with Professor Quirrell, and Argus panicked about seeing him again.
• Snape appeared behind Argus as he tried to invent excuses to miss class.

Voldemort took control of Quirrell’s Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson and asked the students to define dark magic. Argus impressed him with his answer, but Voldemort then singled out Harry to ask about the Unforgivable Curses.

• Argus listened as students mocked Quirrell’s teaching, then watched Quirrell struggle through a lesson on Puffskeins.
• Voldemort took control of Quirrell’s body, shut the students’ textbooks with a spell, and began teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts himself.
• Voldemort asked the students what dark magic was, then pressured Argus to answer by invoking his knowledge and Slytherin’s house points.
• Argus said any magic used with strong malice could be dark magic and demonstrated his point with Aguamenti; Voldemort praised him and awarded Slytherin five points.
• Argus named jinxes, hexes, and curses as the three main categories of dark magic, and Voldemort turned to Harry to ask which spells were the Unforgivable Curses.

Voldemort revealed himself to Argus in Quirrell's office and tried to recruit him, but Argus refused. As Voldemort began to attack, Argus anticipated him and cast Expelliarmus.

• Voldemort questioned Harry about basic magic, grew furious at his ignorance, and took five points from Gryffindor.
• Voldemort pressured Argus into meeting him by threatening to approach Draco, Nott, and the other students.
• In Quirrell's office, Voldemort revealed that he was Tom Riddle, also known as Voldemort.
• Voldemort asked Argus to join him, but Argus argued that he and the Acolytes were better off without Voldemort.
• Voldemort began to attack Argus, who anticipated him and cast Expelliarmus.

Argus defeated Voldemort in a duel and agreed to become his disciple in exchange for magical knowledge. After gaining achievement points and drawing new spells, he mastered a higher level of Transfiguration and transformed a table into an iron basin.

• Argus fought Voldemort, who praised his talent and invited him to become his disciple.
• Argus accepted after Voldemort gave him a notebook of magical notes, and Voldemort asked him to bring information about Potter and Hogwarts' third floor.
• After Argus left, Voldemort told Quirrell he expected Argus to help him and believed Dark Magic would corrupt the boy.
• Argus received achievement points for becoming Voldemort's disciple and used them to draw spells, including Finite Incantatem and Transfiguration.
• Argus merged his spell knowledge, improved Reparo and Densaugeo, and transformed a wooden table into an iron basin.

Argus studied Voldemort’s notes on Dark Magic and decided to trade information about Fluffy for payment while leaving Voldemort’s resurrection to Dumbledore. After arranging a Fantastic Beasts materials deal with Hagrid, Argus found the Room of Requirement and entered it to practice magic.

• Argus used Occlumency to study Voldemort’s notes and learned that jinxes, hexes, and curses all arose from malicious thoughts of varying strength.
• Argus decided he would tell Voldemort about Fluffy and sell additional information about the three-headed dog rather than investigate the Philosopher’s Stone himself.
• Vinda Rosier wrote to Argus that she had bought several shops in Diagon Alley, and Argus planned to discuss the Acolytes’ next move in person.
• Argus told Hagrid to prepare Fantastic Beasts materials for him to buy, and Hagrid apologized for doubting their business deal.
• Argus decided to use the Room of Requirement as a private place to practice magic, summoned its door on the Seventh Floor, and entered.

Argus agreed to serve as Draco’s second in a midnight duel with Ron, then confronted Harry for taking Ron’s side. The duel began when Ron attacked Argus with a spell in the Trophy Room.

• Argus explored the Room of Requirement and later returned to the Slytherin Common Room, where Draco told him Ron had insulted his new Nimbus 2000.
• Draco told Argus he had challenged Ron to a duel in the Trophy Room at eleven thirty, and Argus agreed to accompany him.
• Draco’s announcement drew a crowd of Slytherins, and Argus scolded him for making the secret duel widely known.
• At the Trophy Room, Argus heard Ron insult Draco and found Harry standing with Ron, then told Harry that his choice had put him against Draco.
• Ron drew his wand and fired Densaugeo at Argus before observing any dueling formalities.

Argus and Draco confronted Ron and Harry in the Trophy Room, but Filch treated Argus as a friend and took Harry and Ron into custody instead. The next day, Gryffindor’s hourglass had fallen to zero, and Ron faced his classmates’ scorn as he learned his parents were coming from the Burrow.

• Argus levitated Ron after Ron repeatedly attacked him, while Draco challenged Harry for defending Ron and then defeated Harry in a duel.
• Mrs. Norris ran into the Trophy Room and settled into Argus’s arms, and Filch greeted Argus warmly when he arrived.
• Ron shouted for Filch to catch the students breaking curfew, but Filch focused on Harry and Ron and praised Argus and Draco for restraining them.
• Ron called Filch a Squib, and Argus dropped Ron to the floor before leaving with Draco.
• The next day, Gryffindor’s hourglass was back at zero, Harry and Ron were scorned by Gryffindors, and Ron learned his parents would soon arrive from the Burrow.

Molly and Arthur Weasley confronted Ron in Dumbledore's office, while Arthur apologized to Argus and Draco for Ron's behavior. Dumbledore persuaded Argus to guide Harry at key moments in exchange for helping protect Argus's Diagon Alley shops from pure-blood trouble, and Argus left wondering why Dumbledore had not asked about Quirrell's office.

• Molly scolded Ron for causing trouble, then comforted Harry and warned Ron not to repeat his behavior.
• Arthur apologized to Argus and Draco, introduced Ginny to them, and left with Molly and Ron.
• Dumbledore apologized to Argus for what he had suffered at school and proposed that Argus become a guiding influence for Harry.
• Argus initially refused, then agreed to guide Harry at certain moments if Dumbledore would help shield his Diagon Alley shops from pure-blood families.
• Dumbledore accepted the deal, and Argus left puzzled that he had not been questioned about entering Quirrell's office.

Argus received the Marauder's Map from Fred and George, then discovered that Hagrid had amassed a vast store of rare magical materials for him to buy. After Vinda arranged to meet him in Hogsmeade on Saturday, Argus realized Voldemort had planned to meet him that night too.

• Fred and George gave Argus the Marauder's Map after showing him how to activate and erase it.
• Argus wrote to Vinda in code and asked her to collect him in Hogsmeade within the next few days.
• Argus visited Hagrid and found that he had prepared a huge stockpile of magical materials, including unicorn hair and horns.
• Argus received Vinda's reply saying she would arrive in Hogsmeade on Saturday, the night after next.
• Argus remembered that Voldemort had also arranged to meet him on Saturday and worried about deceiving him.

Argus learned about the origins and structure of magic from Voldemort, then reported everything he knew about Harry Potter and was tasked with gathering more information. After leaving Hogwarts through a tunnel, he searched Hogsmeade for Vinda but found himself at the entrance beneath a huge pig's head.

• Argus brought Voldemort his notes, and Voldemort taught him how a spell's purpose and the combination of its component spells shaped its effects.
• Argus told Voldemort that a three-headed dog guarded something in the forbidden area on the third floor.
• Voldemort asked Argus for everything he knew about Harry Potter, then gave him a new notebook and ordered him to keep gathering information for future operations.
• Argus used the Marauder's Map to avoid students and professors and traveled through an underground tunnel to Hogsmeade.
• Argus searched for Vinda without knowing where they had agreed to meet, headed toward the busiest-looking place, and discovered it was marked by an enormous pig's head.

Argus fought off a group of outlaws in the Hog's Head, impressing Aberforth with his strength. Vinda Rosier arrived, and she and Aberforth faced off as Argus tried to calm her down.

• Argus entered the Hog's Head and drew the attention of outlaws who saw him as an easy target.
• Aberforth warned the pub that anyone who broke things would pay ten times their value, and the outlaws attacked Argus.
• Argus fought back with spells, using the pub's furniture for cover and defeating the attackers with Aberforth's intervention against the last man.
• Aberforth recognized Argus as a Hogwarts first-year and warned that the outlaws had called for backup.
• Vinda Rosier entered the Hog's Head and confronted Aberforth, while Argus urged her to calm down.

Argus returned to the manor with Vinda, reassured her about his safety, and explained his plan to protect the Acolytes’ new Diagon Alley shops through the Ministry of Magic. He revealed a valuable supply of fantastic beast materials from Hogwarts’ Forbidden Forest, leaving Vinda and Abernathy amazed by the business opportunity and the promise of even better future stock.

• Vinda welcomed Argus back with a meal and admonished him for risking his safety while searching for her in Hogsmeade.
• Argus told Abernathy that the Acolytes’ Diagon Alley shops would give ten percent of their profits to the Ministry of Magic for protection.
• Argus explained that Ministry backing would deter pure-blood families from openly attacking the Acolytes’ shops, while assuring Vinda that he had prepared for other threats.
• Argus presented Vinda with a box of rare fantastic beast materials he had bought at market price from Hogwarts’ Forbidden Forest keeper.
• Abernathy celebrated that the materials would let the Acolytes stockpile goods for a price war, and Argus said later batches would be even better quality.

Argus attended the opening ceremony for dozens of Diagon Alley shops and used the gathering to meet influential wizards from across Britain and beyond. The chapter ended as Minister Fudge arrived to greet Argus and apologize for trouble caused by his Aurors.

• Lucius thanked Argus for helping acquire shops in Diagon Alley, while Vinda Rosier poured tea beside them.
• At the ceremony, Argus introduced Lucius to Ian Carrow, broomstick researchers Berris and Dave, and Professor Travers of Durmstrang.
• More prominent guests arrived to meet Argus, leaving Lucius exhausted as he realized Argus knew far more people than he did.
• Argus told Lucius that a few familiar guests had yet to arrive, and Lucius recognized Minister Fudge's voice as he approached.
• Fudge greeted Argus and apologized for the trouble his Aurors had caused him.

Cornelius Fudge attended Argus Grindelwald’s opening ceremony, hoping to secure the Acolytes’ support and strengthen his position as Minister for Magic. Argus left Fudge with Lucius Malfoy to confront Dumbledore, then gave him a list of shops to arrange with the pure-blood families.

• Fudge greeted Argus and Lucius, introduced Amelia Bones and Dolores Umbridge, and rebuked Umbridge for interrupting.
• Argus introduced Vinda Rosier, whose identity as the Black Rose of France startled Fudge, and Lucius urged Fudge to lead them into the ceremony.
• Lucius promised support for Fudge and future business dealings with Argus, pleasing Fudge as he accompanied Argus toward the ceremonial platform.
• Argus sensed powerful magic, spotted a white figure, and left Fudge with Lucius to follow it to a secluded room.
• Vinda pointed her wand at Dumbledore, but she left when Argus asked to speak with him alone.
• Argus warned Dumbledore not to disrupt the opening ceremony and handed him a parchment listing the many shops he wanted him to arrange with pure-blood families.

Argus’s ambitious plan to open dozens of shops alarmed Dumbledore, who left with the paperwork after Argus reminded him of his promise. At the opening ceremony, Argus bought Ginny a robe and was revealed as the mysterious shop owner.

• Dumbledore saw that Argus planned to open twenty or thirty shops, including businesses that challenged pure-blood monopolies, and left without answering Argus’s reminder that he had promised to help.
• Arthur and Mrs. Weasley brought Ginny to the ceremony and visited the clothing shop, where Ginny admired an expensive robe.
• Argus arrived and bought Ginny the robe, explaining that she was like a little sister to him because he was friends with George, Fred, and Percy.
• Argus told the Weasleys he had obtained Dumbledore’s permission to leave Hogwarts, concealing that he was lying.
• The host announced Argus Grindelwald as the shop owner, shocking Arthur.

Argus opened the Acolytes' shops with a discount promotion that drew in the crowd and impressed Lucius with his vast stock of Fantastic Beasts materials. Lucius learned that Argus had secured the goods through a long-term partnership with Hagrid and pledged the Malfoy family's loyalty as a business partner.

• Argus joined Fudge at the opening ceremony, posed for photographs, and announced discounts that sent customers rushing into the Acolytes' shops.
• Lucius privately asked Argus about the shops' stock, and Argus led him to an underground warehouse filled with Fantastic Beasts materials.
• Argus explained that the materials came from the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest and that he bought them from Hagrid after pure-bloods had offered him unfairly low prices.
• Lucius realized how much profit the pure-bloods had let slip away and told Argus that the Malfoy family would be his most loyal partner.

After Argus’s Diagon Alley business venture earned him a system achievement, the Daily Prophet celebrated his success, drawing attention at Hogwarts and making Ron jealous. Snape punished Argus for leaving school without permission by assigning him an hour of potion-ingredient work each afternoon, and Argus went to Snape’s office after classes.

• Argus returned to Hogwarts, received the Business Magnate's Voyage achievement, and slept after a tiring day at the opening ceremony.
• The Daily Prophet published a flattering account of Argus’s Diagon Alley shops, and Hogwarts students reacted with amazement while Ron grew jealous.
• Snape confronted Argus for leaving school without permission and ordered him to process potion ingredients in his office for an hour after classes each day.
• Fred and George talked with Argus about their joke products, and Argus advised them to discuss their plans with Mrs. Weasley.
• After classes, Argus followed Snape’s instructions and knocked on the office door.