Chapter Summaries

Noah learned that Kaecilius had been sending powerful apprentices away from Kamar-Taj and decided to visit the Ministry of Magic while continuing his preparations. Meanwhile, Strange and Everett investigated Mia Lester’s disappearance and found signs of blood at Comia’s home, where Strange began using magic on her.

• Noah heard from Mordo that Kaecilius had recruited more apprentices, including Tier 5 and Tier 6 sorcerers, who often left Kamar-Taj.
• Noah told Nagini that he had prepared for the danger and decided they would visit the Ministry of Magic.
• Strange and Everett investigated Mia Lester’s disappearance and detected a faint scent of blood around Comia’s home.
• Strange questioned Comia about Mia, her husband Adam, and Mia’s sister Cassie, while Everett watched her closely.
• Strange noticed that the smell of blood was strongest inside Comia’s house and asked whether she was tired as a golden glow appeared around his hands.

Noah warned Hermione that a dangerous Kamar-Taj apprentice had entered the British magical world, while Strange questioned Comia about a werewolf attack and learned she had seen a wolf eating someone in her basement. Strange erased her memories and went with Everett to investigate the basement.

• Nagini returned and told Noah that someone from Kamar-Taj had entered the British magical world.
• Noah told Hermione that the infiltrator was likely a powerful apprentice and asked her to watch for suspicious Kamar-Taj wizards.
• Strange gave Comia Veritaserum and questioned her about her nightmare, and she said she had seen a werewolf eating someone in her basement.
• Strange used Forget-Worry Water and magic to erase Comia's memories of the incident.
• Strange and Everett left to investigate Comia's basement.

Strange and Everett investigated the bloody scene in Comia’s basement and found clues pointing to a wealthy werewolf who lived nearby. They visited Mia Lester’s husband, whose Dior perfume matched the scent on the wolf fur, leaving him as a strong suspect.

• Strange used Alohomora to open the basement door, and he and Everett searched the spotless room despite the strong smell of blood.
• Everett found human scratch marks with nail polish and a strand of hair near the parking area, while Strange identified the strand as perfumed wolf fur.
• Strange and Everett deduced that the killer was likely a wealthy werewolf living in the neighborhood and went to question Mr. Lester.
• Mr. Lester let Strange and Everett into his home after Strange introduced them as private detectives hired by Comia.
• Strange and Everett recognized the smell of Dior men's perfume on Mr. Lester.

Strange and Everett investigated Mia Lester’s disappearance, finding a loving household but growing suspicious of her sister, Cassie. Meanwhile, Noah visited William Moore at the York Magic Guild to learn what the suspicious mages had tried to buy.

• Strange and Everett examined the Lesters’ home and found no signs of violence despite Adam and Mia’s apparent affection.
• Cassie arrived, claimed Mia had left voluntarily, and made Everett suspicious with her nervous reaction to the detectives.
• Strange and Everett inspected the couple’s bedroom but found no clues explaining Mia’s disappearance.
• Everett told Strange that Cassie had seemed afraid and eager to avoid them when they identified themselves as detectives.
• Noah brought Nagini to the York Magic Guild and asked William Moore what the suspicious mages had sought to buy.
• William agreed to prepare a list of the items the mages had requested.

Noah learned that Kaecilius's apprentices were seeking rare ingredients and considered how they might obtain diamonds without attracting wizarding attention. Meanwhile, Strange planned to use Constantine's formula to investigate Mia Lester's disappearance, leaving him and Everett preparing to enter the magical world for its ingredients.

• Noah received a list of ingredients from William, who said he had alerted York Magical Association wizards to watch the trading markets.
• Noah returned to London with Nagini and decided to ask Constantine whether anything unusual had happened recently.
• Strange and Everett discussed Mia Lester's disappearance, Adam Lester's possible lycanthropy, and Cassie's suspicious reaction to their investigation.
• Strange told Everett they needed to visit the magical world to buy ingredients for Constantine's formula, which could reveal events from the past.

Strange brought Everett to the Leaky Cauldron to seek help finding Diagon Alley and gathering supplies. Hannah Abbott recognized the magic in Strange’s ring as Noah’s and agreed to help, while Neville was still at Hogwarts.

• Strange took Everett to the Leaky Cauldron and explained that only people with magic could see it and that Diagon Alley was nearby.
• Strange asked Hannah Abbott for Neville Longbottom, but learned that Neville had not returned from Hogwarts.
• Strange showed Hannah the ring Noah had given him, and she recognized Noah’s magic and realized Strange was his apprentice.
• Hannah became angry that Neville had left without telling her, then offered to help Strange with his needs.
• Strange explained that he wanted to exchange Galleons and buy materials for his work as an exorcist, and Hannah went to fetch something.

Strange and Everett entered Diagon Alley with exorcist certificates and a route to a herb shop, while Noah asked Constantine to investigate controlled magical materials and high-purity diamonds. Constantine learned that Mia Lester was buying a batch of diamonds just outside Westminster.

• Hannah Abbott exchanged Galleons for Strange and arranged exorcist certificates and a map to a materials shop for Strange and Everett.
• Strange warned Everett to adjust his accent and hide that he was a Muggle as they entered Diagon Alley and headed for a herb shop.
• Noah told Constantine to monitor Kamar-Taj activity, magical materials, and purchases of high-purity diamonds.
• Constantine contacted his Muggle connections and quickly learned that Mia Lester was buying high-purity diamonds just outside Westminster.

Strange and Everett used a magical reconstruction spell to investigate Mia Lester’s disappearance and saw Adam Lester transform into a werewolf beside her unconscious body. Noah learned that Mia had vanished and planned to investigate, while Fury asked him about the Avengers and Noah pointed him toward Hydra’s 1991 records.

• Strange arranged a magical hexagram with a cat’s eye, a rat tail, and blood, then cast a spell to replay what had happened in Ms. Comia’s basement.
• Strange and Everett watched Mia Lester appear unconscious, followed by Adam Lester, whose unsteady behavior made them suspect something was wrong.
• Adam Lester transformed into a werewolf and fixed its hungry gaze on Mia Lester.
• Noah learned from Fury that Mia had disappeared after her husband and Ellie Comia reported her missing, and he decided to inspect the scene himself.
• Fury asked Noah about the Avengers, and Noah advised him to look through the records of Hydra’s 1991 operation.

Strange and Everett discovered that Adam Lester had devoured Mia Lester and that Cassie and a Kamar-Taj sorcerer were involved in her death. Meanwhile, Noah captured one of the sorcerers, learned the operation was nearly complete, and prepared to interrogate his accomplice.

• Strange and Everett watched a magical recording reveal that Adam Lester had eaten Mia, then saw a Kamar-Taj sorcerer arrive and Cassie join him.
• Strange and Everett suspected Cassie had helped kill Mia because she loved her brother-in-law, and Strange considered how to make her confess.
• Noah captured a sorcerer in his territory and learned that he and an accomplice had split up to obtain something before escaping.
• Noah sensed feedback from the ring he had given Strange, lost interest in the captured sorcerer, and began crushing him while opening a portal to pursue his accomplice.

Strange and Everett confronted Adam Lester, hoping to provoke Cassie into revealing the truth about her sister’s death. Their attempt to subdue Adam went badly, but Strange managed to calm him by promising to explain what they had learned about his wife.

• Everett questioned Strange’s plan as they went to the Lester house, and Strange said he would use a Memory Charm if needed.
• Strange discovered Adam was a registered werewolf, but Cassie came downstairs and prompted the detectives to act before they could question her.
• Strange cast Reveal True Form on Adam, who transformed while protesting that he had filed the required documents with the Ministry of Magic.
• Adam sent Everett flying and then overpowered Strange, pinning him down and gripping his throat with his claws.
• Strange told Adam he had found the truth about his wife, causing Adam to loosen his grip and agree to hear an explanation.

Strange uncovered how Cassie’s jealousy and a bargain with Kamar-Taj wizards led to Mia’s death and Adam’s transformation. As Strange and Everett finished questioning Cassie, a portal opened and a transparent sword struck toward Strange.

• Strange subdued Adam with a sleeping spell after Adam agreed to cooperate, while Everett was knocked unconscious.
• Cassie believed Adam had been killed and confessed that she had helped wizards in exchange for them revealing Adam’s werewolf nature to Mia.
• Cassie explained that the wizards transformed Adam and he killed Mia, then forced Cassie to obtain high-purity diamonds for them.
• Everett confirmed he had recorded Cassie’s testimony, and Strange said she would be handed over to the authorities.
• A glowing portal appeared beside them, and an unknown attacker thrust a glass-like sword toward Strange.

Noah arrived in time to save Strange and confront Dick Crouch, who admitted that he and his companion had gathered materials for Kaecilius’s plan to summon Dormammu. Noah killed Crouch, then left Strange and John Watson outside with the werewolf Adam, whose failed Sleeping Curse had left him conscious as he killed Cassie.

• Adam remained conscious but unable to move as a mage attacked Strange and he sensed an ominous presence approaching.
• Noah and Nagini appeared in an inverted space, and Noah questioned the mage, who identified himself as Dick Crouch.
• Crouch said he had come to purchase materials, but Noah examined his memories and learned the apprentices were gathering supplies to summon Dormammu and had targeted the werewolf family.
• Noah killed Crouch by twisting his heart through space, then criticized Strange’s crude magic after realizing Adam had never fallen asleep.
• Noah brought Strange and John Watson outside, warned them not to meddle in others’ affairs, and left Adam to face Cassie as screams came from the house.

Strange faced the consequences of his failed spell while Noah left him to decide Adam Lester’s fate. Noah then confronted Kaecilius at Kamar-Taj, where Kaecilius revealed his corrupted power and prepared to fight.

• Noah told Strange to take responsibility for his mistake, then left with Nagini to handle the aftermath.
• Adam Lester emerged covered in blood and begged Strange to kill him because he had killed the people he loved.
• Strange summoned golden runes as he stepped toward Adam, while Everett remained beside him.
• Noah arrived at Kamar-Taj and confronted Kaecilius, discussing his obsession and his descent into Dormammu’s influence.
• Kaecilius insisted he had found a path forward and conjured a dark, transparent blade.

Noah defeated Kaecilius in the Mirror space but spared him after receiving The Ancient One’s message. The Ancient One explained that Kaecilius’s fall and Dormammu’s coming could serve as warnings to magical and cosmic threats, and Noah agreed to cooperate.

• Noah used his control over the Mirror space to overpower Kaecilius and engulf him in magical flames.
• Noah ended the fight without killing Kaecilius, warned him that he would die if they fought again, and left through a ring of light.
• The Ancient One asked Noah whether he had intended to kill Kaecilius, and Noah admitted that he had until her message stopped him.
• The Ancient One said Kaecilius’s punishment could reinforce magical order and that Dormammu must be allowed to come as an external warning.
• Noah agreed to cooperate with The Ancient One, who said she had not stopped him from asking His Majesty Odin.

After returning to the London Sanctum, Noah reflected on Kaecilius and Dormammu before learning that Goose had caught Hathaway. Meanwhile, Tony’s work on parallel-universe travel drew suspicion from the Avengers over the stolen Pym Particles, leaving him with only Rhodes and Banner’s support.

• Noah returned to the London Sanctum and considered Kaecilius’s lost potential, Dormammu’s role, and his own search for resurrection and the power of light.
• Ms. Heifen told Noah that Goose had caught Hathaway, and Noah rushed to check whether his owl was alive.
• Tony used his experiments to reverse-engineer Pym Particles and made progress on traveling between parallel universes and returning to the past.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. told Tony that Maria Hill and Nick Fury suspected him of stealing the Pym Particles, while Avengers members suspected Steve Rogers and James Bucky Barnes had helped him.
• Tony learned that James Rhodes and Bruce Banner still supported him, and he noted that his side was outnumbered.

Tony learned that the Avengers were preparing to confront him, but chose to reveal the truth rather than deny what he had done. Meanwhile, Noah arrived at Strange’s request and asked what had happened after he left the night before.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. told Tony that the Avengers planned to question him, and Fury urged him not to admit to anything.
• Tony ignored Fury’s advice and asked J.A.R.V.I.S. to contact the Avengers so he could tell them what he had done.
• Noah comforted the frightened Hathaway after Goose had pinned her down, then considered using Transfiguration on her before Strange called.
• Noah teleported to 221B Baker Street, where Strange and Everett were surprised by his sudden arrival.
• Strange told Noah that Everett had helped him and began explaining what had happened after Noah left the previous night.

Strange spared Adam Lester by altering a spell into a Memory Charm, and Noah encouraged him to trust his own judgment while pursuing his future plans. Meanwhile, Tony admitted to the Avengers that he had arranged the Pym Particles theft to take revenge on Bucky and find a path, leaving them waiting for his explanation.

• Strange changed his Shattering Skull Spell into a Memory Charm and knocked Adam Lester unconscious instead of killing him.
• Noah told Strange to trust his own judgment and said he could return to ordinary work after qualifying as a wizard.
• Tony gathered the Avengers and admitted that he had arranged for Rogers and Bucky to steal the Pym Particles.
• Tony said Bucky was the target of his revenge and that Steve had involved himself, then began to explain the path he sought.
• A figure suddenly flashed into the room before Bruce Banner could finish asking Tony about his plans.

Strange identified a Katakarn as the creature behind the deaths and went to investigate its likely hiding place. Noah sensed Thor arriving from another universe, left Strange to handle the case, and met Fat Thor at the Avengers Base, where Thor credited Scott Lang and the mouse that freed him from the Quantum Realm with helping save their universe.

• Strange examined the corpse and deduced that a Katakarn had attacked the woman, then learned about an abandoned cellar nearby.
• Noah sensed a familiar spatial disturbance from the Avengers Base and left Strange to continue the investigation.
• Noah arrived at the Avengers Base and discovered that Fat Thor had traveled from another universe to visit.
• Thor explained that he had come because Tony in his universe knew Noah's coordinates, and Noah teased him about his weight and their abrupt departure.
• Scott Lang realized Thor was from the future, and Thor said Scott and the mouse that freed him from the Quantum Realm had helped save their universe.

Fat Thor explained how his universe’s Civil War and the devastating battle against Thanos unfolded, revealing why Tony wanted the Pym Particles. The Avengers realized Tony planned to travel into the past to find the Infinity Stones, and Tony confirmed he would pursue the plan himself.

• Scott warned the Avengers not to ask Thor about the future, but Thor said that traveling to the past would not change their separate universe’s timeline.
• Thor told Rhodey that a Civil War had nearly torn apart the Avengers and left Rhodey badly injured, then described how Ultron’s attack led to the Sokovia Accords and a split between Tony’s and Steve’s sides.
• Thor explained that Zemo’s revenge and Bucky’s killing of Tony’s parents helped trigger the conflict, and the Avengers understood that Tony had been targeting Bucky rather than Hank Pym.
• Thor recounted how Thanos’s snap wiped out half of life, how Scott survived in the Quantum Realm, and how a rat helped bring him back.
• Thor said Bruce Banner from his universe had reached this one and found Noah, prompting the Avengers to realize Noah had defeated Thanos in another universe.
• Natasha guessed that Tony wanted to travel into the past, and Tony confirmed he intended to do so rather than wait for Scott and Pym.

Thor recounted how Noah had helped defeat Thanos in another universe and asked Noah to revive that universe’s Natasha. Noah agreed, then took Fat Thor to Asgard so he could reunite with his living family, despite Thor’s protests.

• Thor told the Avengers about his journeys through parallel universes and how Noah had helped defeat Thanos.
• Thor gave Noah the diamond needed to revive Natasha, and Noah agreed to help.
• Noah scolded Tony for his gloomy mood, and Tony confirmed that he had completed his Pym Particle research and simulations.
• Tony asked Natasha for a blood sample to help revive her counterpart, and she agreed.
• Noah transported Fat Thor to this universe’s intact Asgard, where Thor expected his family to scold him.