Chapter Summaries

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.