Chapter Summaries

Li Weide met Senior in his Dreamscape after she spent more than a week searching for her vanished name, and she revealed a clue suggesting someone had tampered with her Nightmare Magic. After learning that Li Weide had awakened Ancient Magic, Senior offered him a gift she had hidden at Hogwarts.

• Li Weide continued developing his magic while Senior remained absent from his dreams and Nagini refused to visit Aurelius.
• Senior returned to Li Weide’s Dreamscape and explained that her name had disappeared, though she already knew this from observing Professor Dumbledore speak with Hogwarts’ headmaster.
• Senior recalled that a portion of her consciousness and Nightmare Magic had vanished while she wandered above London, and she warned Li Weide and Professor Dumbledore not to investigate.
• Li Weide told Senior that he had awakened Ancient Magic after absorbing a sample, and he said he intended to study it with Professor Dumbledore’s help.
• Senior agreed to give Li Weide something she had left at Hogwarts during the height of her ambitions.

Senior female student explained that the dangerous power she had absorbed was Residue created when Ancient Magic extracted negative emotions, not Ancient Magic Power itself. She revealed that pure Ancient Magic Power could be absorbed safely and showed Li Weide what it looked like, leaving the post-enrollment storyline ready to begin.

• Senior female student told Li Weide that the scattered power around Hogwarts was Residue that strengthened Ancient Magic, rather than Ancient Magic Power.
• Senior female student explained that Professor Morganach extracted students’ negative emotions, stored the resulting Residue in Goblin-forged vaults, and that Ranrok later gathered and absorbed it.
• Senior female student recounted how Ranrok transformed into a fire dragon beneath Hogwarts and how she killed him.
• Senior female student said she absorbed the Residue that dispersed after Ranrok’s defeat and found it more tempting than Ancient Magic itself.
• Senior female student conjured an image of pure Ancient Magic Power and told Li Weide that those with the talent could find it scattered around Hogwarts.

Li Weide learned that the dangerous Residue, rather than Ancient Magic itself, threatened the senior female student, and he decided to keep studying it in hopes of saving her. She demonstrated that her spells could split and strike multiple targets, leaving Li Weide eager to learn the technique.

• The senior female student explained that only someone with Ancient Magic could absorb enough Residue to free her, and that Li Weide would need to act quickly after she removed her cloak.
• Li Weide concluded that Ancient Magic itself was safe to develop and that he would study Residue mainly to try to save the senior female student.
• Li Weide asked how the senior female student had fought groups of enemies, and she questioned why he could not simply use one Killing Curse against the twenty-five Wizarding Supremacists.
• The senior female student cast Avada Kedavra, whose green spell split apart and struck more than twenty targets.
• She showed that Stunning Spells and Petrification Charms could also hit multiple targets, and Li Weide asked her to teach him the technique.

The Senior female student taught Li Weide to enhance spells with Ancient Magic, and his Nightmare Magic improved rapidly over the next half month. On the way to Hogwarts with Tom, Li Weide challenged the Black Family’s blood-purity insult by claiming the Li Family had an ancient Chinese lineage.

• The Senior female student explained that a tiny amount of Ancient Magic could strengthen spells and change their form, and Li Weide learned that her altered Killing Curse used that method.
• Over half a month, Li Weide studied with Tom by day and trained in Nightmare Magic and Ancient Magic at night, gaining the ability to invade weaker people’s dreams.
• On September 1, Li Weide and Tom left for Hogwarts with Aberforth, while Toby stayed behind at the Hog's Head.
• At King's Cross, a Black girl called Li Weide and Tom Mudbloods, and Aberforth argued with Mr. Black.
• Li Weide mocked the Black Family’s narrow view of blood status, claimed the Li Family was an ancient Chinese Pure-blood family, and left Tom stunned.

Li Weide bluffed his way out of a confrontation with the Black family, then used magic to turn Abraxas Malfoy and his friends against one another when they attacked him on the Hogwarts Express. Tom had secretly encouraged the boys, and Li Weide confronted him afterward about calling them his friends.

• Li Weide claimed to belong to an ancient Li Family, frightening Pallax Black into retreating with Walburga and Alphard.
• After the Blacks left, Li Weide admitted he had invented the family story, while Aberforth wondered whether some of his claims might be true.
• Tom set out to make friends among the pure-blood students and persuaded Abraxas Malfoy and several others to confront Li Weide.
• Abraxas and his companions attacked Li Weide, but they ended up beating one another while Li Weide watched with Nagini.
• When Abraxas tried to attack again, he and the others fled in terror, and Li Weide told Tom his friends had provided an entertaining performance.

Li Weide and Tom traveled to Hogwarts with Annie Rosier, whom Li Weide suspected had been sent to investigate them. At the Sorting Ceremony, Li Weide chose Slytherin, but the Sorting Hat announced an unexpected destination for Tom.

• Annie Rosier joined Li Weide and Tom on the train and questioned them about their families, but Li Weide gave her no useful information.
• Li Weide told Tom that Annie might be connected to Vinda Rosier and said he had let her stay because she could be useful.
• Li Weide, Tom, Annie, and Alphard Black crossed Black Lake together and arrived at Hogwarts.
• Li Weide used Occlumency to guide the Sorting Hat and was sorted into Slytherin.
• The Sorting Hat called Tom Riddle's name but announced, "Azkaban!"

During the Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat jokingly announced that Tom belonged in Azkaban before sorting him into Slytherin, and Tom suspected Li Weide had arranged the humiliation. Li Weide’s teasing encouragement made Tom wonder whether Li Weide truly considered him a friend, while Annie also joined Slytherin.

• The Sorting Hat startled the Great Hall by saying Tom belonged in Azkaban, then sorted him into Slytherin.
• Li Weide welcomed Tom as the “Prince of Azkaban,” and Tom realized he believed Li Weide had tampered with the Sorting Hat in retaliation for the train incident.
• Tom asked how Li Weide had done it, and Li Weide hinted that he had developed unfamiliar magic before urging Tom not to give up.
• Alphard told Tom that Li Weide had been encouraging him, prompting Tom to reconsider whether Li Weide’s punishments and help showed genuine friendship.
• Annie was sorted into Slytherin, and Li Weide explained that Tom was simply shy around girls as Tom wondered whether he could have a friend.

After his first night at Hogwarts, Li Weide learned that he could upgrade his system for 20,000 Merit Points and planned to explore the castle with Annie. Tom headed to the library alone, where Abraxas Malfoy and several Slytherins blocked his way, and Tom prepared to face them himself.

• Li Weide shared a Slytherin dormitory with Tom Riddle, Alphard Black, and Henry Avery, who teased Tom about being called the Azkaban Prince.
• Li Weide discovered that upgrading his system would cost 20,000 Merit Points and increase the shop's daily offerings and chances of high-quality items.
• Li Weide woke Tom and the others, attended two theory-heavy Transfiguration classes, and declined to join Tom at the library so he could explore the castle with Annie.
• Tom went to the library while Li Weide and Annie set off to learn the castle's layout.
• Abraxas Malfoy and seven or eight Slytherin students confronted Tom on the way to the library, and Tom drew his wand and told them to come at him.

Tom discovered that he was stronger than he had thought when he defeated Abraxas and fought off his group. Just as an older student and another first-year cornered him, Li Weide arrived and protected him with a Shield Charm.

• Abraxas mocked Tom and attacked him with jinxes, but Tom blocked them with his incomplete Shield Charm.
• Tom deflected Abraxas's spells, disarmed him, and hung him upside down with the Bat-Bogey Hex.
• When the older students threatened to attack, Tom refused to release Abraxas, then blinded the group with Super Lumos and took several opponents down.
• A remaining older student coordinated with another first-year and pressured Tom until a Stunning Spell left him unable to defend himself.
• A thick Shield Charm protected Tom, and Li Weide greeted him from behind.

Li Weide used his magic to make Andre and the other students believe he had defeated them, taking the blame so Tom would avoid punishment. As Professor McGonagall led them to Professor Slughorn, Tom tried to share the blame, leaving Li Weide worried that he might miss the detention he wanted.

• Li Weide arrived while Tom was surrounded by students and used an illusion to frighten Andre Shafik into attacking an unconscious student.
• Professor McGonagall arrived and sentenced the students involved to a month of detention in the Forbidden Forest and a loss of Slytherin points.
• Li Weide persuaded Tom to let the others believe Li Weide had defeated them, hoping to take the blame and serve detention.
• Professor McGonagall punished Li Weide after hearing Andre's account, while Tom received no punishment because the attack was blamed on Li Weide.
• Tom argued that Li Weide should not be punished and offered to share responsibility, so Professor McGonagall left Li Weide's detention to Professor Slughorn's decision.
• As the group headed to Professor Slughorn's office, Li Weide scolded Tom for complicating his plan, while Tom silently refused to let him take the blame alone.

Professor Slughorn canceled Li Weide’s detention in the Forbidden Forest but allowed him to go there voluntarily to gather potion ingredients. Li Weide eagerly accepted Slughorn’s notebooks about the forest, while Tom worried about the danger and discovered that Li Weide might have spent their Gringotts money on magical research.

• Professor McGonagall brought the Slytherin students to Professor Slughorn, who approved her punishment and scolded them for bullying younger students and losing the fight.
• Professor Slughorn privately praised Li Weide and Tom for resisting the bullying, canceled Li Weide’s detention, and awarded each of them fifty House points.
• Li Weide insisted on keeping a detention because he had broken school rules, then admitted that he wanted to explore the Forbidden Forest.
• Professor Slughorn agreed to let Li Weide enter the Forbidden Forest without a deadline and gave him notebooks about potion ingredients, Magical Animals, and Dark Creatures.
• Tom warned Li Weide about the forest’s dangers, and Li Weide called its creatures valuable sources of Galleons.
• Tom questioned whether Li Weide had spent money from their Gringotts vault on spell research, and Li Weide dodged the question.

Li Weide mapped Hogwarts while preparing to sneak into the Restricted Section for the Senior female student's Notebook and learn about Ancient Magic. Annie told Tom that Parseltongue could indicate a connection to Slytherin, sending him to research his origins, while Li Weide's claims about pure-blood elegance left Annie curious about the Li Family.

• Li Weide memorized Hogwarts' corridors, paintings, and statues as he planned a night visit to the Restricted Section.
• At dinner, Annie told Tom that Slytherin and some of his descendants could speak Parseltongue, prompting Tom to search history books about Slytherin's legacy.
• Li Weide decided to retrieve the Senior female student's Notebook from the Restricted Section and later use it to locate Ancient Magic in the Forbidden Forest.
• Li Weide confronted Walburga as she pulled Alphard by the ear, shaming her with a speech about pure-blood elegance until she let go and left in tears.
• Alphard praised Li Weide's supposed ancient Eastern pure-blood family, and Annie became intrigued by the Li Family.

Li Weide took Tom on a nighttime trip to the Restricted Section after Tom failed to find information about the Riddle name. They reached the library, where Peeves was waiting near the entrance.

• Annie wondered about Li Weide's family background after Alphard said Li Weide had told him he was not Muggle-born.
• Tom returned from the library discouraged because he had found no records connecting Slytherin to the surname Riddle, and Li Weide suggested he investigate his mother's Gaunt surname.
• Tom refused Li Weide's offer of a sleeping potion, then followed him outside after realizing he planned to visit the Restricted Section.
• Li Weide cast Disillusionment Charms on himself and Tom, and taught Tom spells for seeing in the dark and whispering privately.
• Li Weide and Tom carefully made their way to the library, evading Professor McGonagall, ghosts, and the Castle Administrator.
• Tom spotted Peeves near the library entrance, and Li Weide warned that getting caught could cost them the points they had regained.

Li Weide and Tom sneaked into Hogwarts's Restricted Section using illusions, but Li Weide discovered that the Notebook had recently been taken. Tom found that his mother belonged to the Gaunt family and planned to seek out her relatives during the holiday, while Li Weide warned him not to expect them to be kind.

• Li Weide used an illusion of Bloody Baron to scare Peeves away, then concealed the library entrance with another illusion.
• Li Weide gave Tom a glove that reacted to powerful Dark Magic and explained how to use it to check books for danger.
• Li Weide and Tom searched the Restricted Section separately while Li Weide used Nightmare Magic to get past a ghost guard.
• Li Weide found that the Notebook was missing from the shelf, and dust marks suggested someone had taken it recently.
• Tom told Li Weide he had discovered his mother's surname was Gaunt and planned to look for her relatives during the holiday.
• Li Weide agreed to go with Tom but warned that his mother's relatives might not be as admirable as Tom hoped.

Li Weide and Tom investigated the missing Notebook and suspected that a prophecy had led someone to steal it, then planned to catch the thief by watching the Notebook’s first recorded locations. At Hogwarts, Tom refused Li Weide’s overpriced Invigoration Potion, and the chapter ended with both boys earning twenty points after identifying Professor Slughorn’s potions.

• Li Weide and Tom returned to their dormitory after searching the Restricted Section, and Li Weide fell asleep with a spell while Tom struggled to sleep.
• Li Weide discussed the stolen Notebook with the senior female student and concluded that someone at Hogwarts might have learned its location through Divination, possibly connected to Gellert Grindelwald.
• Li Weide planned to watch the first places listed in the Notebook to catch whoever had taken it.
• Tom refused to buy Li Weide’s five-Galleon Invigoration Potion, while Annie bought one and drank it on the way to class.
• Li Weide and Tom entered Potions class, where Slytherin students treated them warily after the previous day’s fight and rumors about Li Weide’s Eastern Pure-blood family.
• Li Weide and Tom correctly identified Professor Slughorn’s potions and each received twenty points.

Li Weide and Tom won Felix Felicis from Professor Slughorn, then brewed Boil Potion together while Li Weide secretly arranged a splash to test Annie’s reflexes. The chapter ended with Li Weide telling Tom that Annie was not Grindelwald in disguise.

• Professor Slughorn awarded Li Weide and Tom twenty points each and gave them a bottle of Felix Felicis apiece for answering his test first.
• Professor Slughorn began a Boil Potion lesson, and Li Weide and Tom paired up to brew the potion.
• Li Weide persuaded Tom to add extra Porcupine Quill powder, then positioned himself so the resulting splash would fly toward Annie.
• Annie sent the splashing potion back into the cauldron with her wand, while Li Weide blamed Tom for the mishap.
• Tom asked Li Weide what he had learned from the test, and Li Weide told him Annie was not Grindelwald in disguise.

Li Weide and Tom faced hostility from their Slytherin classmates while building ties with a few friends, and Li Weide grew suspicious of Annie. That night, he followed an unseen girl out of the Common Room with Nagini’s help.

• Li Weide told Tom that Annie’s quick reaction and limited magical power made her unlikely to be the old enemy, though she might still be a young Wizarding Supremacist.
• MacLaggen insulted Li Weide and Tom over their Felix Felicis, and they mocked her before leaving for lunch.
• Tom fell asleep during Herbology, lost five points, and returned to the dormitory without eating.
• Alphard, Henry, and Annie stayed beside Li Weide at the Slytherin table despite their classmates isolating them.
• Li Weide left the dormitory late at night and saw a cloaked figure vanish after leaving the Girls’ Dormitory.
• Nagini sensed an invisible human girl leaving the Common Room, so Li Weide asked her to track the figure.

Li Weide followed Annie Rosier into the Forbidden Forest, discovered her Notebook and absorbed three caches of Ancient Magic Power before capturing her. He entered Annie’s Dreamscape to investigate her memories without alerting her, and the chapter ended as her memory led to a castle room where someone familiar invited her inside.

• Li Weide tracked Annie Rosier from Hogwarts through a sewer and into the Forbidden Forest, where she searched ruins using the Senior female student's Notebook.
• Li Weide found and absorbed three hidden masses of Ancient Magic Power while Annie failed to notice them.
• Li Weide trapped Annie in a Nightmare, knocked her unconscious, took her to the Wizard Tower, and confirmed that her Notebook belonged to the Senior female student.
• Li Weide entered Annie’s Dreamscape and chose to uncover her memories through keywords rather than interrogate her, hoping to keep her unaware and potentially use her against Grindelwald.
• Li Weide and the Senior female student followed Annie’s memory to a castle door, where a familiar voice told her to come in.

Li Weide and the senior female student uncovered Grindelwald’s recruitment of Annie Rosier and his orders for her to spy on Li Weide and Tom and retrieve a notebook. Li Weide decided to keep Annie unsuspecting while he and Tom planned to learn Grindelwald’s motives and undermine him.

• Li Weide and the senior female student watched a memory of Grindelwald welcoming Annie Rosier and persuading her to attend Hogwarts, spy on Li Weide and Tom, and find a notebook.
• Li Weide explained that Annie had searched the notebook’s listed ruins without understanding what she was looking for, and he chose to pretend he knew nothing.
• Li Weide and the senior female student watched Annie spy on Li Weide and Tom outside the Hogwarts library on the night she took the notebook.
• Li Weide returned Annie to the ruins under Nightmare Magic and wondered what Grindelwald had learned about him and Tom.
• Tom asked Li Weide whether he should tell Dumbledore, but Li Weide insisted they keep Annie close and act naturally while investigating Grindelwald’s purpose.
• Tom agreed to treat Annie gently and said he would not help Li Weide again after they argued about how much they resembled Grindelwald.

At Nurmengard, Grindelwald learned from Vinda’s reports that Annie had befriended Li Weide and Tom and found an old Notebook listing ruins near Hogwarts. In Slytherin, Tom and Li Weide joined Charlie Prince as he confronted pure-blood students, while Annie considered what to report to Grindelwald.

• Grindelwald read Vinda’s report that she had obtained the Notebook and found its locations clustered around Hogwarts, mostly in the Forbidden Forest.
• Vinda reported that Li Weide might come from an Eastern Li pure-blood family and that she had seen him and Tom enter the library on the night she took the Notebook.
• Annie met Li Weide and Tom in the Common Room and pretended her poor sleep came from drinking too much Invigoration Potion.
• Abraxas Malfoy insulted Charlie Prince’s Muggle father, and Charlie retaliated by insulting the pure-blood students, who surrounded him.
• Tom decided to help Charlie, and Li Weide followed while joking that Tom should call him Godfather.