Recaps

Li Weide strengthened the Mutual Aid Club, manipulated Annie and Grindelwald with false leads, and researched Residue while preparing a trap for the Wizarding Supremacists. At Christmas, Tom confronted the Gaunts and learned about his Riddle relatives, while Grindelwald began planning an attack on Hogwarts.

• Li Weide used the Mutual Aid Club to make former bullies seek forgiveness, then secured the Malfoys’ support through an Unbreakable Vow and helped Abraxas reconcile with his parents.
• Li Weide captured two Wizarding Supremacists and tested how Residue affected magic, then fed Annie and Grindelwald false information about Morgana’s hidden power.
• Li Weide led Annie and Tom to a ruin, where Annie absorbed magical power and began planning to keep her discovery from Nurmengard.
• Li Weide refined Residue experiments, captured a Goblin Artisan for the Senior female student, and planted Residue and misleading clues throughout the Forbidden Forest.
• Dumbledore took Li Weide and Tom to Godric’s Hollow for Christmas, then accompanied Tom to meet the Gaunts and his Riddle relatives.
• Tom defeated Morfin in a duel, claimed the Gaunt Ring, and met Senior Riddle, who offered him a home and recognized him as the Riddle family’s heir.
• Annie returned to Nurmengard with manuscripts, and Grindelwald planned to locate the power beneath Hogwarts before arranging a distraction to draw Dumbledore away.

Li Weide and Tom used the Resurrection Stone, investigated Grindelwald’s plans, and helped Dumbledore defeat his attack on Hogwarts. Grindelwald escaped, his captured followers faced trial, and Li Weide upgraded his system as Grindelwald prepared to surrender.

• Li Weide identified the Gaunt family ring’s gem as the Resurrection Stone, and Tom used it to see Merope and confront his resentment over his childhood.
• Li Weide and Tom visited Woods Orphanage, then continued their research while Grindelwald sent them Goblin Metal spheres and prepared a plan targeting the Magical Congress.
• Annie led Li Weide and Tom to a hidden chamber beneath Hogwarts, while Dumbledore went to the United States to investigate the disappearances.
• Grindelwald led Wizarding Supremacists into Hogwarts to seize the hidden magical power, but Li Weide, Tom, and Annie confronted him in the Secret Chamber.
• Dumbledore arrived and defeated Grindelwald, who escaped, while Li Weide helped revive Headmaster Dippet and the professors.
• Dumbledore revoked the students’ punishments and warned Li Weide, Tom, and Annie to conceal their role, while the captured Wizarding Supremacists were taken away.
• Li Weide explained to Annie and Tom how Grindelwald might regain public support, and Grindelwald later arranged for his followers to bear the blame before deciding to turn himself in.
• Li Weide spent Merit Points to upgrade his system, then found Phoenix Tears, a Unicorn Horn, Flying Spell, and Magical Animal Affinity in the shop.

Li Weide and Tom watched Grindelwald win acquittal and influence through lawful reforms, while Dumbledore struggled to contain him without wielding power. At the Safe House, Tom found a home with his Riddle relatives, and Li Weide tamed a dangerous magical plant.

• Li Weide tested his Flying Spell on Tom, whose unauthorized magic nearly led to expulsion, but Dumbledore recognized Li Weide as the spell’s inventor and helped reverse the punishment.
• Tom guessed that Li Weide intended to reshape the Wizarding Supremacists and replace Grindelwald, while Grindelwald prepared to defend himself at a public trial.
• Dumbledore took Li Weide and Tom to Grindelwald’s trial, where witnesses failed to implicate him and an examination exposed President Picquery’s altered witness memory, leading to Grindelwald’s acquittal.
• Grindelwald gained public support, joined the British Ministry as Senior Advisor, and challenged Dumbledore to use power to stop him.
• Dumbledore advised Minister Fawley to accept Grindelwald’s beneficial recruitment reforms, and Grindelwald became Director of the Department of Education as the new assessments began.
• Grindelwald proposed sweeping Hogwarts reforms, but Dumbledore objected to his plans for stricter management and Dark Magic instruction, prompting Grindelwald to draft a less aggressive proposal.
• Tom moved into a secluded house on the Riddle estate, where Senior Riddle revealed that Old Tom had helped arrange it, and Tom used magic to protect the home.
• Li Weide and Tom Cat wore down the Mutated Venomous Tentacula with blocked attacks and Nutrient Solution, then Li Weide named the tamed plant Fang.

Tom survived Morfin Gaunt’s attack and reconciled with his family, while Li Weide pursued Nagini’s recovery and drew Annie into his plans. As Grindelwald took a position at Hogwarts, Li Weide defended Alphard and helped him prepare to challenge his family’s abuse.

• Morfin Gaunt attacked the Riddle family, and Tom cut off Morfin’s wand arm, killed him after he shot Old Tom, and helped Li Weide save Old Tom’s life.
• Tom realized he cared deeply about his family and stayed with them, while Li Weide visited Newt and began planning how to help Nagini recover.
• Tom trained with Old Tom as war threatened France, and Grindelwald brought Senior Riddle and his wife back to Riddle Manor before Li Weide advised Tom to accept Grindelwald’s help without making promises.
• Li Weide and Newt discovered that Nagini’s Beast Soul had strengthened along with her body and concluded that her Bloodline Curse had to be purified first.
• Li Weide and Tom returned to Hogwarts as war began, where Annie joined Li Weide’s group after he exposed Grindelwald’s betrayal and advised her to confess everything to Dumbledore.
• Li Weide stood up to Walburga after she injured Alphard, and McGonagall punished the Slytherins while Alphard decided to take legal action with Li Weide’s help.
• Grindelwald arrived at Hogwarts as a Ministry investigator and education director, sat beside Li Weide, Tom, and Alphard, and said Li Weide’s advice had helped him provoke Dumbledore.