Recaps

Chu Yao reassured Snape that she was diligent, while privately boasting of her past life’s competitive strength. Snape reluctantly agreed that they would fly to the United Kingdom, and Chu Yao said she was ready to leave.

• Chu Yao told Snape that Chinese students were diligent and eager to learn, and Snape’s suspicion of her eased slightly.
• Snape told Chu Yao to finish packing so they could leave for the United Kingdom.
• Chu Yao asked whether they really had to take a plane because she had never flown before.
• Snape admitted they would fly, privately resenting the regulations and the long journey in a Muggle aircraft.
• Chu Yao said her belongings were ready and patted the everyday robes she was wearing.

Chu Yao prepared to leave her sect for a year of study in the United Kingdom with Snape. She said an emotional farewell before they departed, leaving her sect members worried and reluctant to part.

• Chu Yao showed Snape the storage ring holding her belongings and food supplies.
• The sect elders and Chu Yao’s relatives secretly watched as she followed Snape toward the teleportation formation.
• Chu Yao stopped to bow to her sect and said she would return the following summer, telling everyone not to miss her too much.
• Chu Yao wiped her eye and left with Snape, vanishing with him from the sect.
• Chu Kuangren, Chu Wushuang, Martial Uncle Zhang, and Chu Yunfei emerged from hiding and lamented her departure.

Chu Yao and Professor Snape arrived in London and entered the filthy Leaky Cauldron, where Chu Yao used an overpowered Freshening Spell to clean the pub. The spell’s effects began spreading through the building.

• Snape took Chu Yao from London International Airport to a narrow alley by Apparition.
• Chu Yao recognized the Leaky Cauldron and followed Snape inside.
• Disgusted by the pub’s grime and stench, Chu Yao cast a Freshening Spell.
• Chu Yao’s spell sent a powerful cleaning ripple through the Leaky Cauldron, removing its accumulated filth and odors.

Snape hurried Chu Yao out of the Leaky Cauldron after she used a powerful cleaning spell there, then offered her a potion to settle her nausea. Chu Yao stored the potion instead of drinking it and prepared to offer him a Rejuvenation Pill in exchange.

• Chu Yao's spell transformed the Leaky Cauldron, startling the patrons and angering Snape.
• Snape carried Chu Yao through the wall into Diagon Alley and gave her a potion for her nausea.
• Chu Yao stored Snape's potion in her ring rather than drinking it, then recovered by circulating spiritual power.
• Snape demanded his potion back, and Chu Yao objected that he had already given it to her.
• Chu Yao took out a jade bottle containing a Rejuvenation Pill as a possible trade.

Chu Yao offered Snape a Rejuvenation Pill, easing his anger, and he escorted her to Gringotts to exchange money. There, she asked whether the Goblins accepted gold after one treated her with contempt for her Eastern currency.

• Chu Yao explained that the Rejuvenation Pill could heal injuries and restore stamina, and Snape quickly pocketed it.
• Snape agreed to take Chu Yao to Gringotts to exchange currency used in the wizarding world.
• A Goblin at Gringotts said they did not accept Eastern currency and scrutinized Chu Yao with contempt.
• Chu Yao asked whether Gringotts accepted gold, and the Goblin's manner warmed immediately.
• Snape supplied Chu Yao's name and silently disapproved of the Goblin's greed.

Chu Yao exchanged fifty kilograms of gold at Gringotts for twenty-five thousand Galleons. She insisted on taking all the coins with her, leaving the Goblin to fetch them despite his worries about how she would carry them.

• The Goblin offered Chu Yao two grams of gold for each Galleon, and Snape recognized the rate as a bargain for Gringotts.
• Chu Yao calculated that fifty kilograms of gold would earn her twenty-five thousand Galleons and placed several gold bars on the counter.
• The Goblin eagerly offered to deposit the Galleons in a Gringotts vault, hoping to secure a wealthy client.
• Chu Yao told the Goblin to give her all twenty-five thousand Galleons in cash.
• The Goblin reluctantly agreed to fetch the coins after Chu Yao explained that people in the East handled money differently.

Chu Yao exchanged gold for Galleons at Gringotts, then discovered the coins contained valuable Geng Metal. She offered to sell another nine hundred kilograms of gold, leaving the Goblins eager to accept as much as she had.

• The Goblins prepared twenty-five thousand Galleons for Chu Yao while Snape watched.
• Chu Yao examined a Galleon and realized its metal contained Geng Metal, a prized artifact-refining material.
• Chu Yao offered to sell the Goblins another nine hundred kilograms of gold.
• The Goblins stopped work and eagerly agreed to buy as much gold as Chu Yao had.

Chu Yao exchanged her gold for Galleons at Gringotts and discovered that the coins contained Geng Metal, which she collected to use in upgrading her flying sword. Snape suspected her dealings would bring trouble to the Goblins.

• Chu Yao dismissed Snape's concerns about her wealth and presented nine hundred kilograms of gold to the Goblins.
• A Goblin led Chu Yao and Snape to the underground vault, where Chu Yao glimpsed a chained dragon.
• Chu Yao used her spiritual sense to collect all 450,000 Galleons from the vault into her storage ring.
• Chu Yao exchanged some Galleons for Silver Sickles and Knuts, then decided to extract Geng Metal from the Galleons for her flying sword.
• Snape watched Chu Yao's satisfied smile and suspected she was scheming against the Goblins of Gringotts.

After Snape left Chu Yao at Ollivanders, she watched Harry Potter struggle to find a wand. Mr. Ollivander finally offered Harry a holly wand with a phoenix feather core, but the chapter ended before he tried it.

• Snape bought Chu Yao her first-year supplies and left her outside Ollivanders while he went to attend to other matters.
• Chu Yao entered the shop and recognized Harry Potter by the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.
• Mr. Ollivander asked Chu Yao to wait while he helped Harry find a wand.
• Harry tried several wands, causing objects and wand boxes to fly around the shop.
• Mr. Ollivander offered Harry an eleven-inch holly wand with a phoenix feather core.

Harry found a wand that responded to him with a burst of red light, and Chu Yao challenged the idea that a child should bear the burden of being the Chosen One. The chapter ended with Chu Yao asking Mr. Ollivander to find her a wand.

• Harry took a wand, and it sent warm red light and golden sparks through the shop.
• Hagrid entered and congratulated Harry, while Chu Yao clapped from the corner.
• Harry introduced himself to Chu Yao and asked whether she knew who he was.
• Chu Yao said Harry was still a child and should not have to shoulder the burden unless the adults had sacrificed themselves first.
• Chu Yao turned to Mr. Ollivander and asked him to help her find a wand.

At Ollivanders, Chu Yao demonstrated an Eastern method for finding a wand by using her spiritual sense to search the shop. She identified a wand in an ancient chest, leaving Ollivander shocked because it was his failed attempt to replicate the Elder Wand.

• Harry paid seven Galleons for his holly wand but stayed to watch Chu Yao choose hers.
• Chu Yao asked Ollivander about wands choosing their masters and explained that the East had a method for finding a matching magic artifact.
• Chu Yao released her spiritual-sense pressure, startling Hagrid and Ollivander while Harry felt only mild discomfort.
• Chu Yao sensed the wands and pointed to an ancient chest at the back of the shop.
• Ollivander recognized the wand in the chest as his failed attempt to replicate the Elder Wand.

Chu Yao tested an unusual Elder Wand and found that it resonated with her magic and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. She bought it for seventeen Galleons and left Ollivander’s shop to wait for Professor Snape.

• Ollivander retrieved the failed Elder Wood wand with a Thestral tail hair core and handed it to Chu Yao.
• Chu Yao sensed the wand resonate with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, then severed the connection to protect it from the banner’s baleful aura.
• Chu Yao waved the wand, and it produced steady, powerful dark red light flecked with gold sparks.
• Ollivander confirmed that the wand had chosen Chu Yao and told her its special materials made it more expensive.
• Chu Yao paid seventeen Galleons, said goodbye to Harry, and left to wait for Professor Snape.

Chu Yao chose an unusual wand that matched her power, prompting Dumbledore to wonder whether a sword cultivator could wield it. The chapter left him considering how its dark materials might interact with Eastern cultivation.

• Hagrid hurried Harry away from Chu Yao after hearing she was waiting for Snape, and Harry called goodbye to her.
• Chu Yao examined her new wand and felt its strange aura resonate with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
• An owl delivered Ollivander's letter to Dumbledore, reporting Harry's wand and Chu Yao's choice of the imitation Elder Wand.
• Dumbledore read that the wand had responded powerfully to Chu Yao and considered whether a sword cultivator could use it.
• Dumbledore reflected that the wand's deathly, hidden forces seemed incompatible with the pure power of Eastern sword cultivators.

Dumbledore wondered whether Chu Yao could use the real Elder Wand and anticipated the changes her arrival might bring to Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Snape returned to find Chu Yao waiting by Ollivander's shop, drawing circles in the dirt.

• Dumbledore recalled Chu Yao's unusual response to a replica wand and wondered if she could use the real Elder Wand.
• Dumbledore considered how Chu Yao's arrival might affect Hogwarts and the Wizarding World, then spoke to Fawkes about the coming school year.
• Snape found Chu Yao squatting in a shadowy corner by Ollivander's shop and drawing circles on the ground.
• Snape coughed, startling Chu Yao, who stood and greeted him while scuffing away her drawings.

Chu Yao returned to Diagon Alley to exchange more gold for Galleons, then discovered that her wand was labeled a fake Elder Wand by her system. She worried that Ollivander had told Dumbledore about her unusual purchase, putting her under the Hogwarts Headmaster’s scrutiny.

• Snape took Chu Yao away from Diagon Alley after she secretly set a miniature teleportation anchor there.
• Chu Yao stayed at a luxury London hotel, refined Marrow Cleansing Pills, and sold them through the Myriad Worlds Trading Group for over three tons of gold.
• Chu Yao disguised herself, used her anchor to return to Diagon Alley, and exchanged three tons of gold for Galleons at Gringotts.
• Chu Yao scanned her wand with her system and discovered it was labeled an Elder Wand (fake).
• Chu Yao feared Ollivander had informed Dumbledore about her wand and that the Headmaster would watch her closely.

Chu Yao reflected on the Elder Wand and worried about keeping her identity secret at Hogwarts, then went to King's Cross Station to meet Harry Potter. After Vernon Dursley abandoned Harry at the station, Harry noticed Chu Yao but did not recognize her at first.

• Chu Yao realized the wand she had kept was the Elder Wand and worried Dumbledore might scrutinize her at Hogwarts.
• Snape told Chu Yao to arrive on time and not cause trouble, then hurried away without escorting her.
• Chu Yao rode to King's Cross Station in a booked car, dressed to look like a wealthy Muggle girl.
• Vernon Dursley dropped Harry and his trunk at the station, warned him that Platform Nine and Three-Quarters did not exist, and left him alone.
• Harry noticed Chu Yao waiting nearby but did not immediately recognize the girl from the wand shop.

Chu Yao helped Harry enter Platform 9¾ and board the Hogwarts Express, privately mocking the train’s age and slowness while keeping a composed exterior. As they joined the passengers, she spotted Percy Weasley and the red-haired twins from the books.

• Harry noticed Chu Yao had no luggage, and she showed him the storage ring holding her belongings.
• Chu Yao walked through the barrier between platforms nine and ten, and Harry followed after overcoming his fear of crashing into it.
• Harry emerged on Platform 9¾ and saw the Hogwarts Express as Chu Yao waited for him.
• Chu Yao privately complained about the train’s age and speed, then calmly urged Harry to board.
• Chu Yao spotted Percy Weasley and the red-haired twins playing a prank as they made their way along the platform.

Chu Yao, Harry, and Ron met in a compartment on the Hogwarts Express as the train set off for Hogwarts. Ron learned that Chu Yao was an exchange student from the East and asked how Eastern magic worked.

• Chu Yao followed Harry through the crowded train and found an empty compartment with him.
• Ron Weasley asked to join them, and Harry and Chu Yao welcomed him into the compartment.
• Ron introduced himself, then reacted with amazement when Harry showed him his lightning-shaped scar.
• Harry introduced Chu Yao, who said she was an exchange student from the East.
• Ron asked whether Eastern magic was different and pointed to Chu Yao's Elder Wand.

Chu Yao explained sword cultivation to Harry and Ron and offered to teach them, leaving the boys excitedly imagining their futures as sword cultivators. When the trolley witch arrived, Harry eagerly bought all the snacks while Ron declined.

• Chu Yao described different kinds of cultivators and said she was a sword cultivator.
• Harry asked about kung fu, and Chu Yao explained that sword cultivators could fly on swords.
• Chu Yao offered to teach Harry and Ron, while privately reflecting on how demanding the training would be.
• The trolley witch entered and offered snacks, but Ron declined because he had brought a sandwich.
• Harry spent a handful of Galleons and told the trolley witch they would take everything.

On the Hogwarts Express, Chu Yao rejected the trolley sweets and asked Ron for his sandwich, hoping Molly Weasley’s cooking would be a hidden delicacy. She found it perfectly edible but tasted only ordinary corned beef, leaving her disappointed.

• Chu Yao watched Harry and Ron buy a trolley full of snacks and privately lamented the sweets and British food.
• Harry offered Chu Yao a Chocolate Frog, but she declined and noticed Ron’s neglected sandwich.
• Chu Yao asked Ron if she could try the sandwich, and he gladly handed it over because he was tired of his mother making them.
• Chu Yao tasted the sandwich, judged it plain but tasty, and felt a tremendous sense of disappointment.

Chu Yao was disappointed by the ordinary food on the Hogwarts Express and caught a Chocolate Frog as it tried to escape. After she discreetly removed it with a Cleaning Spell, Ron mistook the act for advanced wandless magic, leaving him too intimidated to show off his own spells.

• Chu Yao compared her sandwich unfavorably with Martial Uncle Zhang's spirit food and wrapped up the rest.
• Harry opened a Chocolate Frog box, and Chu Yao caught the hopping chocolate frog before it could escape.
• The frog melted in Chu Yao's palm, so she used a Cleaning Spell to make it disappear.
• Ron believed Chu Yao had performed nonverbal wandless magic and stared at her in awe.
• Ron abandoned his plan to show off simple spells and chose to eat his own Chocolate Frog instead.

Chu Yao helped Neville find his lost toad with an Eastern spell, impressing Hermione Granger. Hermione reminded the others to change into their school robes, then hurried away after Chu Yao’s compliment left her embarrassed.

• Hermione Granger entered the compartment looking for Neville’s lost toad, and Chu Yao offered to help with a spell from the East.
• Hermione brought Neville Longbottom to Chu Yao, who used a spell to show him a glowing arrow pointing toward his toad.
• Neville followed the arrow out of the compartment, while Hermione introduced herself to Chu Yao and became fascinated by her wandless spell.
• Hermione reminded Chu Yao, Harry, and Ron that the train would soon arrive and that they should change into their school robes.
• Chu Yao called Hermione beautiful and thoughtful, making Hermione blush before she hurried out of the compartment.

After Hermione left, Chu Yao changed into Hogwarts robes and chose not to expose Peter Pettigrew, who was hiding as Ron’s rat, Scabbers. She joined the first-years on their journey to Hogwarts, where they arrived at the lake beneath the castle.

• Chu Yao changed into Hogwarts robes, teased Ron about dirt on his nose, and left Harry and Ron to get changed.
• Chu Yao noticed Peter Pettigrew disguised as Scabbers in Ron’s trunk and decided to let him remain undiscovered for now.
• Chu Yao reflected that interfering would disrupt the story and deprive Harry of hardships meant to help him grow.
• Chu Yao walked toward the front of the train while Ron complained that Scabbers was biting his socks.
• Hagrid led the first-years down to the black lake, where Chu Yao saw Hogwarts across the water and joined the boat routine.

Chu Yao secretly infused the boat’s magic patterns with spiritual power, sending it racing across the lake and arriving far ahead of the other first-years. Professor McGonagall inspected the boat but found its magic patterns intact, leaving the cause of its speed unexplained.

• Chu Yao examined the boat’s magic patterns with her divine sense as it carried her, Harry, Ron, and other first-years across the lake.
• Chu Yao discreetly added spiritual power to the boat, making it speed toward the castle and alarming the students aboard.
• Chu Yao’s boat reached the dock first, where the shaken students climbed out in front of Professor McGonagall.
• Professor McGonagall examined the boat and found no damage or visible alteration to its magic patterns.

Chu Yao arrived at Hogwarts with Professor McGonagall and waited with the first-years for the Sorting Ceremony. As Draco Malfoy approached Harry and Ron, he noticed Chu Yao and recognized her as the exchange student from an Eastern sect.

• Professor McGonagall found no evidence of Chu Yao's use of spiritual power and led her and the other early arrivals to the castle entrance.
• Chu Yao joined the first-years in the Entrance Hall and listened as Professor McGonagall explained the four Houses, the Sorting Ceremony, and House Points.
• Draco Malfoy approached Harry and Ron with his two followers, and Harry rejected Draco's offer of friendship.
• Draco shifted his attention to Chu Yao, whom he recognized from his father Lucius's letters as the talented exchange student from an ancient Eastern sect.