Recaps

Li Weide met Tom Riddle at Wool's Orphanage, discovered his magic and Merit System, and helped Tom rescue kidnapped children before Dumbledore arranged for them to leave. The boys’ memories and records were erased at the orphanage, and they arrived in Godric's Hollow to stay with Jacob Kowalski and Queenie.

• Li Weide refused to give Tom Riddle his room, then used his magic to subdue him and discovered that the Merit System rewarded him for changing Tom’s behavior.
• Li Weide studied spells and guided Tom as Dumbledore invited them to Hogwarts, warned Tom about his misuse of magic, and gave them money for school supplies.
• Li Weide and Tom fought a gang of human traffickers, freed eight children, and found gold before a cave-in led them into the sewers, where they encountered Nagini.
• Li Weide and Tom shopped in Diagon Alley, exchanged gold at Gringotts, and each found a wand at Ollivanders.
• Dumbledore questioned Li Weide and Tom about the raid and Nagini, then proposed diverting suspicion from Wool's Orphanage and arranged for the boys to leave.
• Li Weide bought the injured House-elf Toby through the Merit System, treated him, and accepted his offer of loyal service.
• Professor Hicks collected Li Weide and Tom, while Frank Doyle explained that Dumbledore had erased the orphanage's memories and records about them.
• Frank brought Li Weide and Tom to a house in Godric's Hollow, where Professor Hicks said Jacob Kowalski and Queenie would look after them, and Li Weide worried that Queenie could read his thoughts.

Li Weide escaped Grindelwald’s attack, resisted his offer, and worked with Tom to leave Dumbledore’s supervision while discovering a hidden manor and developing his magic. The Lighter led him to Strange Man, who revealed their shared connection to Ancient Magic, gave Li Weide a sample, and taught him the beginnings of Nightmare Magic before Li Weide returned to the Forbidden Forest.

• Li Weide mastered Occlumency, but Grindelwald’s Followers attacked the Hog’s Head Inn and forced him to fight until Grindelwald confronted him.
• Grindelwald tried to recruit Li Weide and Tom, but Li Weide refused, and Dumbledore arrived to face Grindelwald and lead the boys away.
• Li Weide and Tom stayed at Aberforth’s inn, where Li Weide discovered Aurelius’s Obscurus and agreed with Tom to work together before living separately.
• After Grindelwald withdrew from Britain, Li Weide outdueled Tom, demonstrated his Transfiguration talent to Dumbledore, and refused to be placed with a guardian.
• Li Weide secretly claimed the Somnolen family manor, found its Dark magic books, and later bought spare wands with Tom in Diagon Alley.
• Li Weide discovered a glowing Lighter, learned Apparition from Toby, and practiced lucid dreaming until White Mist led him to follow the Lighter’s blue flame.
• The flame led Li Weide through a Stone Toad to Strange Man, who explained that they shared the trait for Ancient Magic and asked Li Weide to absorb his power.
• Li Weide refused to absorb Strange Man’s Ancient Magic, accepted a sample vial and an offer to learn Nightmare Magic, then returned to the Forbidden Forest as a crash sounded nearby.

Li Weide awakened Ancient Magic, helped Nagini and Aurelius, and learned that Senior Sister’s name had vanished from memory and records. After returning to Hogwarts, he and Tom settled into Slytherin, while Li Weide discovered Senior Sister’s notebook had been stolen and planned to watch its listed locations.

• Li Weide used Ancient Magic to shrink Nagini after saving Aurelius, then brought news of Aurelius’s loss of control to Aberforth and Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore warned Li Weide that Senior Sister’s name had disappeared from memory and Hogwarts records, and helped him use Ancient Magic to extend Nagini’s transformation and restrain her Beast Soul.
• Senior Sister told Li Weide about the Ancient Magic remnants hidden around Hogwarts and taught him to reshape spells with Ancient Magic.
• Li Weide and Tom returned to Hogwarts, where Li Weide chose Slytherin and the Sorting Hat briefly announced Azkaban for Tom before sorting him into Slytherin.
• Tom fought Abraxas Malfoy and other Slytherins near the library, and Li Weide intervened before Professor McGonagall and Professor Slughorn punished the attackers and awarded Li Weide and Tom House points.
• Li Weide and Tom sneaked into the Restricted Section, where Li Weide found that Senior Sister’s notebook had been taken and Tom discovered his mother’s Gaunt family descended from Slytherin.
• Li Weide and Senior Sister suspected that someone, possibly Gellert Grindelwald, had taken the notebook after seeing its location in a prophecy, so Li Weide planned to watch the locations it listed.
• Li Weide and Tom earned twenty points each in Slughorn’s Potions class by identifying every potion correctly.

Li Weide uncovered Grindelwald’s plans, eliminated the goblin camp and its allies, and built a broad student society while drawing Tom into his ambitions. The society gained members and influence, while Grindelwald began to take notice of Li Weide’s message.

• Li Weide discovered that Annie was reporting to Grindelwald, then kept her close while he and Tom planned to thwart Grindelwald.
• Li Weide and Tom befriended Charlie Prince, stood against Slytherin pure-blood bullies, and gathered allies including Annie, Alphard, Henry, and Andre.
• During detention in the Forbidden Forest, Li Weide killed goblins who were seeking powerful magical remnants and learned that Grindelwald’s followers were working with them.
• Li Weide and Tom raided the goblin camp and killed the Grindelwald followers who came after them, then agreed to deny their involvement.
• Li Weide and Tom led a campaign against students targeting Charlie and Annie, then founded the Student Mutual Aid Society with Slughorn as its adviser.
• More than 170 students joined the society, and Li Weide proposed a points system and an improved beauty potion to attract and reward members.
• Li Weide required Abraxas Malfoy to apologize to the students he had bullied, and Abraxas later joined the society after earning forgiveness.
• At the society’s first gathering, Li Weide urged students to reject bloodline discrimination, while Grindelwald read Annie’s account and recognized something familiar in Li Weide’s speech.