Chapter Summaries

Li Weide tested his mysterious powers in a London orphanage in 1938 and improved his ability to repair broken objects. His experiments were interrupted when a sinister boy demanded that Li Weide give up his room, and Li Weide refused.

• Li Weide completed his 358th control experiment and recorded that focused will strengthened his power.
• Li Weide repaired a broken chair and found its largest crack was shorter than after the previous repair.
• Li Weide reflected on his arrival in 1938 Britain as an eleven-year-old transmigrator and his experiments during his first week in the orphanage.
• A black-haired boy entered Li Weide's room and explained that he wanted Li Weide's room because Mrs. Cole had kept him on the dark, damp first floor.
• Li Weide refused to switch rooms with the boy.

Li Weide subdued Tom Riddle after discovering that Tom had the same kind of power, then recognized him as the future Dark Lord and realized he was in the world of Harry Potter. The Merit System activated, and Li Weide concluded that his own strange ability was magic.

• Tom Riddle tried to frighten Li Weide by sending chair fragments flying at him, but Li Weide stopped them effortlessly.
• Li Weide pinned Tom to the floor with his power until Tom admitted fear and agreed to obey.
• Tom told Li Weide his name, triggering the Merit System and earning Li Weide 50 Merit Points for teaching a bad little brat a lesson.
• Li Weide recognized the name Tom Riddle and recalled that he was at Wool's Orphanage, run by Mrs. Cole.
• Li Weide realized he had arrived in the world of Harry Potter decades before its story began and that his ability was magic.

Li Weide intimidated Tom, who left determined to grow stronger and eventually make his name feared. After testing a repair spell, Li Weide activated the Merit System and learned it would reward good deeds while granting godhood if he achieved the Dark Lord title.

• Li Weide told Tom that becoming powerful enough could make his name a taboo, inspiring Tom to train and secretly plot to surpass him.
• Tom apologized and left Li Weide's room alive, while Li Weide considered him useful and anticipated Dumbledore's visit.
• Li Weide tried the Reparo spell on the broken lock, but he was unsure whether it had worked completely.
• Li Weide activated the Merit System, which offered Merit Points for good deeds and promised godhood if he earned the system-defined Dark Lord achievement.
• Li Weide decided that he could pursue the Dark Lord title while finding his own way to do good deeds.

Li Weide bought a disguised, Simplified Chinese spellbook from the system and studied its low-level spells. At dinner, he struck Tom to earn Merit Points, leaving Tom wondering whether Li Weide had seen through him.

• Li Weide spent 50 Merit Points on the system-exclusive Complete Guide to Low-Level Spells and received a disguised copy that looked like Oliver Twist.
• Li Weide discovered that the book revealed its true title and spell explanations only to him and anyone he permitted.
• Tom came to summon Li Weide for dinner and agreed to call him Weide in public and sir in private.
• Li Weide hit Tom and earned 10 Merit Points from the system for humiliating him.
• Tom concealed his anger and followed Li Weide, anxiously wondering whether the hit had been a test.

Li Weide outmaneuvered Tom, who realized he was being treated as no threat, then showed him how small acts of helpfulness won Mrs. Cole’s favor. Later, Li Weide used his spellbook to repair a lock and prepared to see what the shop would offer after midnight.

• Li Weide corrected Tom’s direction, and Tom took his warning as proof that Li Weide did not consider him a threat.
• Mrs. Cole welcomed Li Weide and gave him extra food, while Tom received only the usual dinner.
• Tom asked Li Weide how he had earned Mrs. Cole’s favor, and Li Weide pointed out that Tom had been currying favor with him to gain strength.
• Li Weide repaired a cracked door lock with Reparo after studying the Complete Guide to Low-Level Spells.
• Li Weide spent 5 Merit Points on Dittany and looked forward to the shop’s midnight refresh with 65 points remaining.

Li Weide tested his magic and concluded his adult soul gave him far greater magical strength than the underage Tom. After catching Tom’s spy snake, he earned Merit Points, while Dumbledore prepared to go to London to confront a dangerous figure and deliver Hogwarts letters to two children.

• Tom sent a little snake to spy on Li Weide and learn the secret behind his strength.
• Li Weide repeatedly cast Petrificus Totalus and Finite Incantatem on a mouse, then reasoned that his adult soul gave him adult-level magical strength.
• Tom went to Li Weide’s room and found his snake stiff as a board in Li Weide’s hand.
• The system rewarded Li Weide with 100 Merit Points for slightly changing Tom’s life trajectory.
• Dumbledore told Dippet he was going to London to investigate signs that a dangerous figure had appeared there, and Dippet urged him to resolve the matter and deliver two Hogwarts acceptance letters.

Li Weide bought a permanent memory-enhancing potion and an Energy Potion from the System Shop, then used his improved memory to study through the night. Several days later, Albus Dumbledore arrived at the orphanage to meet Mrs. Cole, and Li Weide recognized him.

• Li Weide spent 100 Merit Points on the Premium Memory Potion and found that he could memorize a page of the Spellbook after one quick read.
• Li Weide bought an Energy Potion, hid it beneath a floor tile, and then used it to stay awake and study.
• Several days later, Albus Dumbledore arrived at the orphanage for his appointment with Mrs. Cole.
• Mrs. Cole welcomed Dumbledore and took him to her office while Li Weide watched from the stairway and Tom mocked Dumbledore’s appearance.

Li Weide sent Tom back to his room and prepared to witness Dumbledore’s meeting with him, while Mrs. Cole praised Tom’s recent change. As Li Weide led Dumbledore toward Tom, Dumbledore questioned how Li Weide had influenced him.

• Li Weide sent Tom back to rest, and Tom reluctantly obeyed after suspecting a trick.
• Li Weide hid his potions and reflected that making Tom do good deeds had earned him 300 Merit Points.
• Mrs. Cole told Li Weide that Dumbledore had come to see him and Tom, then left to attend to Ellie.
• Li Weide led Dumbledore to Tom’s room and explained that they could hear his reason for visiting together.
• Dumbledore asked Li Weide how he had changed Tom’s behavior.

Dumbledore visited Tom and Li Weide to invite them to Hogwarts, but Tom mistook him for someone from a mental hospital and resisted until Dumbledore explained that they were wizards. Dumbledore proved his magic by engulfing Tom’s wardrobe in flames, which vanished without damaging it.

• Li Weide brought Dumbledore to Tom’s room and introduced him, deliberately mispronouncing Dumbledore’s name.
• Tom accused Dumbledore and Li Weide of plotting to send him to a mental hospital, then calmed down after Li Weide told him to stop embarrassing himself.
• Dumbledore explained that Hogwarts was a school of magic and invited both Tom and Li Weide to attend.
• Tom described his abilities and demanded proof that Dumbledore was a wizard before agreeing to go to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore set Tom’s wardrobe ablaze with his wand, then made the flames disappear without harming it.

Dumbledore confronted Tom about stealing from the orphanage and warned him about misusing magic, while Li Weide agreed to help keep an eye on him. After giving both boys money and directions to Diagon Alley, Dumbledore left, but Li Weide insisted Tom return the stolen trinkets before they went shopping.

• Dumbledore made Tom open a box of stolen trinkets and ordered him to return them to their owners and apologize.
• Dumbledore warned Tom that Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic would punish him for using magic to harm others, citing his actions against Amy and Dennis.
• Dumbledore asked Li Weide to watch over Tom, and Li Weide agreed to help him return the trinkets.
• Li Weide and Tom asked about tuition, and Dumbledore gave them money from Hogwarts's student assistance fund and explained how to reach Diagon Alley.
• After Dumbledore left, Tom asked when they would go shopping, and Li Weide said they would go after Tom returned the stolen items.

Tom and Li Weide walked toward the Leaky Cauldron, where they were followed into an alley by two suspected human traffickers. After Tom blasted them with magic and Li Weide immobilized the man, Li Weide began questioning him about the gang’s hideout and money.

• Tom and Li Weide walked toward the Leaky Cauldron in donated clothes and noticed a pair following them.
• Li Weide led Tom into a dead-end alley, where a man and woman tracked them down with a handkerchief and a bottle.
• Tom charged at the traffickers and blasted them backward with powerful magic.
• Li Weide froze the man in place, then released his head and threatened him into silence.
• Li Weide questioned the man about his gang, its kidnapped children, and its money, while Tom accused him of planning a robbery.

Li Weide convinced Tom to help rescue the children trapped in a human-trafficking house, arguing that they needed money and could justify acting in self-defense. The two began preparing to scout the house, with Tom sending a snake to investigate.

• Li Weide explained to Tom that rescuing the children could earn them money for books and supplies, and that they needed to look respectable at Hogwarts.
• Tom agreed that the traffickers deserved punishment and that the pair could act because the criminals planned to kidnap them and had corrupt cops protecting them.
• Li Weide insisted they first learn how many people were inside and whether the traffickers had guns.
• Li Weide asked Tom to use his ability to control snakes to scout the house.
• Tom summoned snakes, gave one instructions, and watched it slither away into the shadows.

Li Weide and Tom raided a human trafficker den, freed the children, and earned Merit Points. As they prepared to leave for Diagon Alley, the house suddenly shook and Tom sensed something charging underground.

• Tom told Li Weide that five men were inside the house and eight children were locked in a small room.
• Li Weide opened the back door with the Unlocking Charm, and Tom sent snakes into the house to panic the traffickers.
• Li Weide petrified the traffickers while Tom tied them up, and they found cash and gold bars.
• Li Weide and Tom opened the children’s room, freed the children, and gave them money before sending them to report the traffickers to the police.
• Li Weide received 1,100 Merit Points for destroying the trafficker den and influencing Tom’s life trajectory.
• The house shook violently as Li Weide and Tom prepared to leave, and Tom said something underground felt like it was charging up.

Li Weide and Tom fell into the sewers and fought off a giant snake until Tom understood through Parselmouth that it was struggling to control itself. The snake identified itself as Nagini, leaving Li Weide and Tom uncertain what to do next.

• Li Weide cast a Cushioning Charm as the living room floor collapsed, and he and Tom fell into the sewers.
• Li Weide protected them from the stench with a Bubble-Head Charm, then repelled a giant snake with Obstacle Charms when it attacked Tom.
• Tom used Parselmouth to try to command the snake, but it ignored him and attacked again, overcoming Li Weide's magic resistance.
• The snake suddenly trembled and warned through Tom that they should run because it had only temporarily controlled itself.
• Li Weide asked Tom to learn the snake's name, and Tom said it was Nagini.

Li Weide and Tom reached Diagon Alley after escaping the sewers and began preparing to shop for Hogwarts. Dumbledore investigated the damaged house and sewer, found a scale belonging to Nagini, and worried about what the boys had encountered.

• Tom wondered how Nagini had been drawn to him, and Li Weide told him that the world held many things they did not understand.
• Li Weide and Tom cleaned themselves with magic, then entered the Leaky Cauldron and asked its owner, Tom, how to reach Diagon Alley.
• Owner Tom explained what Muggle-born meant, showed them how to open the entrance, and warned them to avoid Knockturn Alley.
• Tom suspected that his father had been a wizard and vowed to find information about him, while Li Weide suggested they exchange money before buying wands.
• Police officers discovered the damaged house and injured, terrified human traffickers, and Dumbledore entered the scene unnoticed.
• Dumbledore searched the sewers, found a dark green scale belonging to Nagini, and worried about what had happened to Li Weide and Tom.

Li Weide and Tom stopped at Madam Malkin's to get new clothes before exchanging money at Gringotts. Li Weide used Professor Dumbledore's name to secure two expensive outfits, leaving Tom worried they would be caught.

• Li Weide persuaded Tom that they should dress well before visiting Gringotts so the Goblins would not undervalue their gold.
• Tom and Li Weide entered Mr. Malkin's shop and asked for ordinary clothes before buying their school robes.
• Li Weide offered Mr. Malkin a gold bar as a deposit to rent an expensive outfit, then claimed they were working for Professor Dumbledore.
• Mr. Malkin accepted Li Weide's explanation, returned the gold, and fitted both boys with expensive new clothes.
• Li Weide told Tom that people readily accepted strange things when Professor Dumbledore was involved, then insisted Tom was implicated in using Dumbledore's name too.

Li Weide and Tom exchanged gold for Galleons at Gringotts, opened a vault, and then went to Ollivanders to buy wands. Tom went first for a wand fitting, while Li Weide wondered whether he would receive his fated Yew Wand.

• Li Weide and Tom entered Gringotts and exchanged five gold bars with the goblin Lockjaw, who offered them twelve Galleons per gram.
• Li Weide opened a vault and deposited his remaining gold bars, then gave Tom five hundred Galleons to keep.
• Li Weide and Tom returned their borrowed clothes, bought school robes, and went to Ollivanders Wand Shop.
• Garrick Ollivander explained that the wand chose the wizard, and Li Weide sent Tom forward to try a wand first.

Tom struggled to find a wand that would choose him, until Ollivander matched him with a powerful Yew Wand whose Phoenix Feather core came from the same phoenix as Harry Potter’s Holly Wand. The wand restored Tom’s confidence, and Li Weide gave him the ice cream he had secretly bought.

• Ollivander measured Tom and had him try a series of wands, but none chose him and his testing repeatedly damaged the shop.
• Tom tried a Holly Wand with a Phoenix Feather core, which violently rejected him and shattered the display window.
• Li Weide reassured Tom that his unusual talents might make him difficult for a wand to choose, while eating ice cream he had bought without Tom noticing.
• Ollivander gave Tom a Yew Wand with a Phoenix Feather core, and it produced a green glow as Tom felt an immediate connection to it.
• Li Weide made an ice cream cup appear in Tom’s free hand, and Tom accepted it after discovering Li Weide had bought it after all.

Li Weide tested a series of wands at Ollivander's shop, triggering strange magical phenomena with several of them. He chose a Beechwood Wand that felt especially compatible, leaving Ollivander questioning his understanding of wandlore.

• Ollivander began fitting Li Weide for a wand after noting his similarities to Tom.
• A Sandalwood Wand glowed in Li Weide's hand, but he felt it was not the best match and asked to try the others.
• A Black Walnut wand glowed, and another wand transformed a box into a white mouse, but Li Weide still sensed a better fit.
• As Li Weide tried more wands, lights, transformations, fog, and levitation filled Ollivander's shop.
• Li Weide found that a Beechwood Wand felt shy yet more compatible than the others, and chose it.
• Tom questioned how the wand chose the wizard, and Ollivander admitted that wizards also chose their wands.

Li Weide and Tom spent the day shopping in Diagon Alley after their adventures, then hurried back to Wool's Orphanage and argued over who would explain their absence to Mrs. Cole. They found Dumbledore waiting at the orphanage gates, where Li Weide greeted him as Tom fell silent.

• Li Weide and Tom left the wand shop and shopped in Diagon Alley, with Li Weide memorizing books instead of buying extra Spellbooks.
• Tom collected additional books at Flourish and Blotts while Li Weide bought quills and parchment, and the clerk arranged delivery of their purchases.
• Li Weide reminded Tom that they had been gone for twelve hours, and the two argued about who should take the blame with Mrs. Cole.
• Li Weide and Tom walked back to the orphanage after dark, with Li Weide still energetic from a strength-enhancing potion while Tom struggled to keep up.
• Dumbledore emerged from the shadows at the orphanage gates, and Li Weide greeted him as Tom fell silent.