Chapter Summaries

Li Weide and Tom accidentally traveled to a parallel world, landing in Godric's Hollow in 1899. They discovered young Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Ariana, and Aberforth just as an argument threatened to turn into a duel.

• Tom agreed to join Li Weide's dangerous parallel-world trip, but his Refill Charm accidentally activated the magic array before Li Weide had entered coordinates.
• Li Weide and Tom arrived in a forest, confirmed they could still use magic, and traveled to Godric's Hollow.
• Tom found a newspaper dated June 25, 1899, revealing they had arrived in the past rather than the future Li Weide had intended to visit.
• Li Weide and Tom followed a familiar-looking man and discovered he was Grindelwald meeting Dumbledore and Ariana.
• Grindelwald called Ariana a burden, prompting Aberforth to draw his wand; Dumbledore tried to stop them as Grindelwald pointed his wand at Aberforth.

Li Weide and Tom watched Ariana die after a spell struck her during the fight between Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Aberforth. They left the scene to eat, and Li Weide began making an alchemical food-storage tool because he had left Hufflepuff’s food box behind.

• Dumbledore tried to stop Grindelwald and Aberforth from fighting, but the two exchanged spells until he was caught between them.
• Ariana walked toward the battling men, and their colliding spells struck her despite Dumbledore’s attempt to redirect them.
• Aberforth rushed to Ariana, then punched Dumbledore when he came near her; Grindelwald left, and Ariana died while pleading with Dumbledore.
• Li Weide told Tom he had secretly saved Ariana, then left the scene with him to find a wizarding restaurant.
• Tom ordered nearly everything on the menu using Li Weide’s money, and Li Weide began shaping Mithril into a food-storage tool.

Li Weide infiltrated Azkaban, rescued Percival Dumbledore, and told him he had come from the future to bring him back and save Ariana. The two arrived in Godric's Hollow, where Percival was shocked by Li Weide's power.

• Li Weide told Tom that Ariana was dead in this world and planned to retrieve her, then sent Tom to Knockturn Alley to buy rare materials while he flew elsewhere.
• Li Weide reached Azkaban and used Nightmare Magic to make the Aurors believe he was a Ministry official.
• Li Weide found Percival Dumbledore alive but near death, drove away the Dementor, healed him, and arranged for the Aurors to consider him dead.
• Li Weide told Percival that he came from the future and would take him to see Albus and save Ariana; Percival agreed to go with him.
• Li Weide transported Percival from Azkaban to the outskirts of Godric's Hollow.

Li Weide hid Percival in a cave and told him that Ariana and Kendra were dead, leaving Percival grieving and desperate for alcohol. In Knockturn Alley, Tom bought unusual materials freely and drew sellers eager to take advantage of him.

• Li Weide brought Percival to a cave, cleaned it with magic, and gave him food, clothes, and a wand.
• Percival learned that his escape from Azkaban had been concealed and watched Li Weide work on a Philosopher's Stone.
• Li Weide told Percival that Ariana had died after her magic ran wild, and Percival mourned Ariana and blamed himself.
• Tom disguised himself and bought rare materials throughout Knockturn Alley with the Galleons he had borrowed.
• Tom invited sellers to bring him goods and bought anything he could not identify, spreading word that a sucker had arrived.

Tom bought unusual goods in Knockturn Alley, including a half wand and a mysterious lighter, then fought a powerful witch who wanted the lighter. Li Weide intervened and revealed the witch as Miravia, a Gryffindor senior who seemed to have taken the kind route.

• Tom bought a broken half wand from a shifty man for two Galleons after sensing powerful magic in it.
• Tom bought a lighter for ten Galleons, left Knockturn Alley, and noticed a cloaked witch following him.
• The witch demanded the lighter and attacked Tom when he refused, while Tom's ring failed to summon Li Weide.
• Li Weide appeared and dispelled the witch's spells, then asked Tom for the lighter and recognized something about it.
• The witch summoned Biting Cabbages and tried to negotiate, but Li Weide's magic split her cloak and revealed that she looked exactly like Miravia, with a Gryffindor badge on her scarf.

Li Weide confronted a witch who resembled Miravia after she tried to take his enchanted lighter, then brought her to the Leaky Cauldron to question her. He revealed a second Ancient Magic lighter and caught her Golden Snidget, leaving the witch convinced that she had badly underestimated him as he pressed her for her name.

• Li Weide stripped away the witch’s disguise and prevented her from escaping, then Tom recognized that Li Weide had arrived before he activated the summoning module.
• Li Weide took the witch and Tom to the Leaky Cauldron, where he presented the lighter and asked why she wanted it and who she was.
• The witch refused to give her name, and Li Weide revealed an older, matching lighter that also glowed with Ancient Magic.
• Li Weide pointed out that the witch had attacked first, and she apologized after realizing that she had mistaken him and Tom for Dark Wizards.
• The witch revealed that she had summoned the Aurors, but Li Weide showed her the Golden Snidget that had carried her message and explained that it had never been sent.
• Li Weide returned the Golden Snidget and asked the witch for her name, hoping to learn Miravia’s lost name and recruit her for the coming war.

Li Weide revealed to Caroline Windsor that he could use Ancient Magic and recruited her for a secret task, while Tom was sent to care for Percival Dumbledore. Tom learned that Li Weide had rescued Percival from Azkaban, leaving him to suspect that Li Weide was preparing for a future crisis.

• Li Weide introduced himself and Tom to Caroline, who gave her name and reacted to the possibility that she was connected to the royal family.
• Li Weide teleported Tom away and told Caroline that he could use Ancient Magic, offering to explain its origin and purpose if she agreed to help him.
• Caroline agreed to hear Li Weide's request, and he poured Butterbeer into a message asking permission to take her away; the liquid formed the word "Yes."
• Tom arrived in a cave with rum and found a ragged man, whom he identified as the gentleman Li Weide had asked him to care for.
• The man introduced himself as Percival Dumbledore and said Li Weide had rescued him from Azkaban, prompting Tom to suspect Li Weide was preparing for a future crisis.

Li Weide recruited Caroline to help with his plan to avert the destruction of the worldlines, and the Death God explained the limits on gathering people with Ancient Magic. After Ariana’s funeral was scheduled, Li Weide prepared to attend it with Percival and Tom, then recover Ariana from her grave.

• Li Weide used his memories to convince Caroline of the danger facing the world and asked her to help; after the Death God took Caroline to Hell, Caroline agreed.
• The Death God explained that Ancient Magic was limited across worldlines and warned Li Weide that bringing too many gifted people together could cause unpredictable changes.
• Li Weide returned to the Cave, where Tom pressed him for answers, and told Tom to become stronger as soon as possible.
• Over the next three days, Percival recovered while Tom brought Li Weide scrap metal and magical items, including a broken wand that Li Weide began repairing.
• Caroline told them Ariana’s funeral would be held the next morning, and Li Weide promised Percival that Ariana could be revived.
• Li Weide planned for the group to attend the funeral, let Percival see his sons, and dig up Ariana’s grave after nightfall.

Li Weide helped Percival attend Ariana’s funeral in disguise, then secretly revived her and freed her from being an Obscurial. The chapter ended with Percival embracing his recovered daughter while Li Weide’s friends watched in amazement.

• Li Weide disguised Percival as Mr. Fix so he could attend Ariana’s funeral and speak with Albus and Aberforth.
• Percival learned that Albus blamed himself for Ariana’s death and that Aberforth no longer considered Albus his brother.
• After nightfall, Li Weide used Lost Mist to conceal the cemetery and secretly brought Ariana’s body out of her grave.
• Li Weide revealed that Ariana had never truly died and awakened her, but her fear triggered her Obscurus transformation.
• Li Weide’s Obscurus devoured Ariana’s Obscurus power, restoring Ariana to a healthy human form.
• Percival embraced Ariana, and Li Weide assured him she would recover fully.

After saving Ariana and Percival, Li Weide brought them and Caroline back to the Floating City, where he arranged for them to meet Dumbledore and Aberforth. The chapter ended with the brothers seeing Ariana alive and frozen in shock.

• Ariana recognized Percival as her father and reunited with him after he recounted memories from her childhood.
• Li Weide and Tom returned to the Cave with rare Magical Plants and Magical Animals, and Li Weide's system announced its repair progress had reached 8% and awarded him Merit Points for saving Ariana and Percival.
• Li Weide prepared a Time Anchor, then led Caroline, Ariana, Percival, and Tom through time-space travel back to the Floating City.
• Li Weide arranged rooms for the visitors and summoned Dumbledore and Aberforth, explaining that Caroline was Miravia's grandmother.
• Dumbledore and Aberforth arrived with Aurelius and entered the reception room, where they saw Ariana alive and froze in shock.

Dumbledore and Aberforth reunited with their resurrected sister Ariana and father Percival, whom Li Weide had brought back from the past with Tom. The family gathered to celebrate, but Aberforth revealed Dumbledore’s love for men and Ariana named Gellert Grindelwald, leaving Percival reaching for his belt.

• Dumbledore and Aberforth recognized Ariana and embraced her, then discovered their father Percival was alive as well.
• Percival met his grandson Aurelius and learned Aberforth’s wife had died before asking Dumbledore whether he had children.
• Li Weide explained that he and Tom had traveled through time and rescued Percival and Ariana, while Dumbledore thanked them for bringing his family back.
• Percival praised Li Weide’s skills and suggested the family share a meal, then wondered why Dumbledore had never married.
• Aberforth revealed that Dumbledore liked men, and Ariana asked whether he had loved Gellert Grindelwald, prompting Percival to pick up his belt.

Percival reunited with Dumbledore, while Li Weide arranged a confrontation between Dumbledore and Grindelwald to clear up their past misunderstandings. Afterward, Li Weide gave Miravia a chance to train Caroline and offered to repair Miravia’s wand, leaving Caroline suspicious of Miravia’s feelings for him.

• Percival met Grindelwald, and Dumbledore repeatedly told Grindelwald that he could not beat him.
• Li Weide defended bringing Grindelwald back as a way to clear up misunderstandings, and Grindelwald explained his version of the events surrounding Ariana’s death before leaving.
• Li Weide returned to his room with Tom, who asked to join another parallel-world trip, and Li Weide told him to focus on his exams while he improved the travel method.
• Miravia confronted Li Weide over rumors about her grandmother, then agreed to help Caroline train in Ancient Magic as Li Weide prepared for a future conflict.
• Li Weide offered Miravia Merlin’s Wand, but she kept her damaged Beech Wand, which briefly resisted Li Weide before he promised to repair it.
• Caroline suspected Miravia had feelings for Li Weide, and Miravia teleported over to cover Caroline’s mouth before she could say more.

Li Weide finished enhancing his wand and bought several items from the repaired System Shop, while Miravia awakened a strange power that Li Weide identified as Lost Mist. The Death God appeared to explain that Miravia had awakened the Law of the Undead, and warned her to put it away before the spirits frightened Floating City’s children.

• Li Weide added a Hogyoku to the Beech Wand, tested its power, and discovered that the System Shop had finished updating.
• Li Weide purchased Law of Life proficiency, Phoenix Blood, and Refined Mithril Alloy, then sent the items to the laboratory with Toby.
• Unable to sleep, Miravia awakened a power that emerged as cold, sinister white mist from her Spirit Aperture.
• Miravia Apparated into Li Weide’s bathroom, then explained her discovery after he got dressed and joined her in the room.
• Li Weide recognized Miravia’s mist as Lost Mist and suspected her new power was connected to death and her Nightmare Magic.
• The Death God appeared, identified Miravia’s power as the Law of the Undead, and urged her to put it away before the spirits caused a Night Parade in Floating City.

Li Weide helped Miravia plan to use her Law of the Undead to summon and detain sinful spirits for the coming defense, then prepared to travel east. Before leaving, he visited Dumbledore’s family and learned that Professor Ravenclaw had established a mystical Eastern family as his background.

• Li Weide secured the Death God’s permission to detain sinful spirits and received a Ring that could identify them, while Miravia agreed to practice controlling her summons.
• Li Weide sealed a room in the Floating City with Ancient Runes so Miravia could safely train her Law of the Undead.
• Li Weide visited Percival, Aberforth, Dumbledore, and Ariana, and Dumbledore offered to help when Li Weide traveled east to settle matters.
• Li Weide met Professor Ravenclaw in the laboratory and learned that she had arranged a mystical Eastern family for him and provided the means to reach it.
• Li Weide left for the east, asking Professor Ravenclaw to watch Miravia’s training room.

Li Weide established the Li Family on Wangwu Mountain, secretly copied the inheritances of neighboring sects, and opened the family to young people leaving their homes. After Tom received Li Weide’s sword and invitation, Li Weide set off to recruit more members and earn Merit Points.

• Li Weide arrived at Wangwu Mountain and revealed the concealed family compound, staffed by clones with implanted memories and imitation souls.
• Li Weide used a list from Zhang San to locate hidden families and sects, then secretly copied their books and filled the Li Family Library Pavilion with inherited knowledge.
• After Tom finished his O.W.L.s, Dumbledore told him Li Weide had sent news and a gift; Tom opened the box and found a Chinese longsword and a note promising a holiday outing.
• Li Weide told Zhang San that the Li Family would welcome young people who had left their families, while Zhang San worried that this would provoke the old sects.
• Li Weide left Wangwu Mountain with a booklet about refining magical artifacts and renamed the illustrated Ten Thousand Soul Banner the Human Emperor Banner.

Li Weide prepared a Portal and new equipment before taking Tom to another Parallel World, despite warning him that the untested Portal had a ten percent mortality rate. They arrived in a moonlit scene where Severus told a mysterious master that the Potter family’s child had been found in Godric's Hollow.

• Li Weide asked Ravenclaw's puppet to make and improve the items in his booklet, and learned that the Portal and new equipment were ready.
• Tom practiced swordsmanship with Gryffindor, challenged Li Weide to a spar, and was defeated in two minutes.
• Li Weide gave Miravia an offensive method based on the Law of the Undead and agreed to take her to a Parallel World on a later trip.
• After testing the Portal and his new equipment, Li Weide invited Tom to travel with him, and Tom packed his sword, wand, potions, and Galleons.
• Li Weide activated the Portal and kicked Tom through before following him, despite Tom’s protest over the stated ten percent mortality rate.
• Severus told a mysterious master that the Potter family’s child had been found in Godric's Hollow and asked for the woman he loved to be spared.

Li Weide and Tom arrived in 1981 Godric's Hollow and encountered Voldemort, who was on his way to kill the Potter family. Li Weide secretly followed him and intervened as Voldemort murdered James and Lily, leaving the infant Harry in danger.

• Li Weide told Tom they had arrived in a parallel world in 1981, where Voldemort's war had emptied the streets of Godric's Hollow.
• Voldemort appeared nearby and fired a Killing Curse at the hidden pair, but Li Weide's coat protected Tom.
• Li Weide and Tom followed Voldemort to the Potters' house, where James Potter opened the door and Voldemort killed him.
• Voldemort entered the house and killed Lily Potter after she refused to move away from Harry's crib.
• Voldemort pointed his wand at Harry, while Li Weide sensed powerful ancient magic around the child.

Li Weide saved Lily and James from Voldemort’s attack, concealed the real bodies, and arranged for the wizarding world to believe they had died. He revealed the truth to the resurrected couple and offered them a dangerous bargain that could let them return to the mortal world.

• Li Weide watched Harry’s protective magic destroy Voldemort, then restored Lily’s soul and gathered Lily and James’s bodies into a Human-Kind Bag.
• Li Weide created transformed replicas of Lily and James, while Tom questioned how Li Weide knew so much about the events and accepted his claim of prophecy.
• Snape arrived and mourned Lily’s apparent death; Li Weide told Tom that Snape had betrayed the Potters’ Safe House to Voldemort in hopes that Lily would be spared.
• Li Weide and Tom left Snape behind, while James and Lily awoke in a dark place and learned that Harry had survived and defeated Voldemort.
• Li Weide offered James and Lily a chance to return to the mortal world in exchange for helping him with a dangerous task, and promised they could secretly see their acquaintances in the meantime.

Li Weide took James and Lily to see Harry and then showed them how Peter Pettigrew had betrayed them and framed Sirius. The chapter ended with Sirius taken away in despair, Peter escaping as a rat, and Tom questioning what Li Weide was hiding.

• James and Lily agreed to Li Weide's deal, put on Hydra coats, and followed him to Godric's Hollow to see Hagrid carry the sleeping Harry away.
• James realized that Voldemort had learned their location through the Secret-Keeper, and Li Weide took the group to witness Sirius chasing Peter Pettigrew.
• Peter admitted that fear had led him to serve Voldemort and betray the Potters after Sirius had made him the Secret-Keeper.
• Peter used a Blast Curse to kill Muggle bystanders and apparently destroy himself, then escaped in rat form while Sirius believed him dead.
• Aurors arrested Sirius, who made no defense, and Li Weide told James that Peter had survived; Tom wondered what Li Weide was concealing.

Li Weide left a teleportation array in the Potter Couple’s world and revealed to Death God that he planned to gather strength from other Parallel Worlds to oppose Hell. He sent teams of Clones to begin that plan, accepting that their intervention would change those worlds’ histories.

• Li Weide explained that Harry would have to live with Petunia because Lily’s sacrifice had activated bloodline protection, then returned the Potter Couple and Tom to the lake near Godric’s Hollow.
• Li Weide carved a magic array into a stone beneath the lake and told James and Lily that they could reunite with Harry after the coming crisis; he also teased Tom about having more children to surpass him.
• After his system repair progress increased by 2%, Li Weide discussed his plans with Death God and explained that he intended to gather power from other worlds to fight the threat from Hell.
• Death God allowed Li Weide’s plan but warned him that no more than three people with Ancient Magic could exist in one world.
• The next day, two teams of Li Weide’s Clones entered Portals with equipment to establish Hydra Company in other Parallel Worlds and begin gathering aid.