Chapter Summaries

Reincarnated eleven-year-old Jon Smith waited anxiously for his Hogwarts letter, knowing his mother Lin Smith was a witch and hoping to enter the magical world. An owl delivered his acceptance letter during breakfast, leaving Jon ready to open it.

• Jon Smith got up and reflected on his reincarnation into a witch's family in Greenwich.
• Jon ate breakfast with his parents, Love Smith and Lin Smith, and asked whether his Hogwarts letter had arrived.
• Lin Smith reassured Jon that his letter should arrive that day, while Jon worried he might have to wait another year to enroll.
• An owl delivered a Hogwarts letter addressed to Jon, and he and Love Smith picked it up at the breakfast table.

After Jon received his Hogwarts acceptance letter, Mrs. Smith took him to Diagon Alley to get his school clothes and wand. They visited Madam Malkin's, then arrived at Ollivander's wand shop, where Jon's wand purchase was still ahead.

• Mr. Smith read Jon's Hogwarts acceptance letter and its list of required books and supplies.
• Mrs. Smith decided to take Jon to Diagon Alley, sent the owl with her reply, and made Mr. Smith leave for a school seminar.
• Mrs. Smith took Jon through the Floo Network to Diagon Alley, where he reflected on magic's revival and his ambition to become a magical scholar.
• Mrs. Smith took Jon to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions to have his measurements taken.
• Mrs. Smith and Jon reached Ollivander's wand shop, which had a young witch working inside.

Jon bought his first wand at Ollivanders and returned home with Mrs. Smith after finishing their Diagon Alley shopping. A letter from his aunt May invited the family to dinner at his maternal grandmother’s manor, and Jon prepared to visit.

• Jon tried several wands at Ollivanders before a nine-and-three-quarter-inch Vine Wood wand with Unicorn Hair produced golden sparks and chose him.
• Jon and Mrs. Smith collected his clothes and chose a silver-gray owl before returning home from Diagon Alley.
• Jon opened two packages containing the books Magical Theory and Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, along with a letter from his aunt May inviting the family to dinner.
• Jon told Mrs. Smith about the invitation, and his father Love Smith agreed to come home early so they could visit the manor.
• Mrs. Smith sent Jon’s school supplies to his room and suggested he change into his robes, but Jon kept his casual clothes and his new wand tucked in his sleeve.

Jon arrived at Yasha Manor with his parents and reunited with his grandmother, aunt, and cousin Bella Yang. As Jon and Bella talked about her wand and Hogwarts, Bella asked whether he wanted to join Gryffindor or Slytherin.

• Jon and his parents traveled through the Floo Network to Yasha Manor, where Carica welcomed them.
• Jon greeted his grandmother, Madam Carolina Yang, while his parents settled in and Love Smith went to read in the library.
• Bella Yang joined Jon, and the two cousins went to play while the adults discussed private matters.
• Bella asked to see Jon's wand, tried waving it, and handed it back when it did not respond to her.
• Bella told Jon that Hogwarts involved plenty of homework and asked whether he wanted to enter Gryffindor or Slytherin.

Jon rejected Gryffindor and Slytherin, preferring Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff so he could stay neutral and avoid drawing attention. As he waited with Bella for a family gift, she returned with surprising news that their aunt and maternal grandmother had called him a Pure-blood Wizard.

• Jon explained that he wanted to avoid Gryffindor and Slytherin and said he preferred Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
• Bella questioned his choice, then told Jon that their maternal grandmother had prepared him a precious gift tied to an ancient inheritance.
• Jon and Bella went to the dining room, where they ordered drinks from the House-elves while they waited for dinner.
• Bella went to eavesdrop on the adults and returned to tell Jon that his aunt and maternal grandmother had said he was a Pure-blood Wizard.
• Jon doubted Bella's claim because his father was an ordinary person.

Jon learned that the Smith Family had once been a wizarding family and that he had inherited its dormant magical bloodline. His parents planned to move him into the family’s restored old manor, where Aunt May would care for him while they stayed in Greenwich.

• Madam Carolina gave Jon a box containing the title deeds to the Smith Family’s Old Manor and its Gringotts vault.
• Mr. Smith explained that the Smith Family’s magical bloodline had reappeared in Jon after several generations without a wizard.
• Jon learned that his parents had not planned their marriage to restore the family bloodline and genuinely loved each other.
• Mr. Smith said he would arrange to renovate the old manor and move Jon there, suggesting that Bella could live with him.
• Aunt May told Jon she would care for him at the manor and suggested that his parents should have more children.

Jon agreed to live with his maternal grandmother while his parents tried for another child, and learned that he would soon have a renovated manor and a House-elf. He planned the manor’s rooms and asked Aunt May to arrange magical protections and a practice room before Hogwarts.

• Jon agreed to stay with his maternal grandmother and confirmed that Mr. Smith would take him and Bella to the station when school began.
• Bella offered to teach Jon spells and tell him about Hogwarts, but let him sleep after he said he was exhausted.
• Jon learned that Mr. Smith had begun renovating the Smith Family Old Manor and that his grandmother had bought him a House-elf.
• Jon told Aunt May that he wanted bright rooms, a magical practice room, and a library in the manor.
• Aunt May agreed to pass Jon’s decorating ideas to the workers and hire wizards to reinforce the house after the Muggle renovations.

Jon prepared to leave for Hogwarts, having moved into the Old Manor and spent weeks mastering first-year magic while secretly preparing for the dangers ahead. He left the manor with Bella for Greenwich, five years before the coming storm in the magical world.

• Jon moved into the Old Manor with Bella, Kaledi, his belongings, and magical items from the Smith Family vault.
• Jon practiced spells with Kaledi and, after weeks of effort, mastered most first-year spells and improved at Transfiguration and Potions.
• Jon concealed his study notes and Unforgivable Curse books, and planned to learn Legilimency and the Disillusionment Charm to protect himself.
• Jon packed his school supplies into an enchanted suitcase and stored books and old Cauldrons in his ring.
• Bella called Jon downstairs, and he left instructions with Kaledi before departing with Bella for Greenwich through the Floo Network.

Jon and Bella traveled to King's Cross to board the Hogwarts Express, where Jon tried to avoid familiar faces from the wizarding world. Their quiet journey ended when Bella recognized Cedric Diggory and introduced him to Jon, who suspected she was interested in Cedric.

• Jon woke on September 1 and learned that Mrs. Smith was going to the hospital because she was pregnant again.
• Jon and Bella left for King's Cross with Love Smith, and Jon persuaded his father not to enter the station with them.
• Jon and Bella reached Platform Nine and Three-Quarters early and settled into a compartment on the Hogwarts Express.
• Bella welcomed Cedric Diggory into their compartment and introduced him to Jon.
• Jon recognized Cedric and suspected Bella had a crush on him, so he resolved to warn her about dating him.

On the train to Hogwarts, Jon began practicing a dangerous meditation method to increase his magic power and planned to make the Bloodline Purification Potion after arriving. He continued absorbing magical energy while imagining how he could find or substitute the potion’s rare ingredients in the Forbidden Forest.

• Jon read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them while Cedric tried to draw him into conversation with Bella.
• Jon put in earplugs, sat cross-legged, and used the train ride to practice Sri Lanka’s Meditation Method.
• Jon sensed magical particles in the air and drew them into himself, believing his magic power remained under control.
• Jon resolved to study Potions at Hogwarts and make the Bloodline Purification Potion described in Salazar Slytherin’s book.
• Jon considered searching the Forbidden Forest for rare potion ingredients or substitutes, and his meditation became more effective.

Jon arrived at Hogwarts with the first-years, crossed the Black Lake, and listened to Professor McGonagall explain the Sorting Ceremony. He entered the Great Hall with his plan to join Hufflepuff unchanged.

• Bella woke Jon as the train neared Hogwarts, gave him Chocolate Frogs, and sent him to join the first-years.
• Jon used his wand for light and boarded a boat with two unfamiliar boys to cross the Black Lake.
• The first-years reached Hogwarts, where Hagrid handed them over to Professor McGonagall.
• Professor McGonagall explained the Houses and prepared the new students for the Sorting Ceremony.
• Jon ate a mint-flavored Chocolate Frog while the professor spoke, then followed the first-years toward the Great Hall.

Jon Smith attended the Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony, insisted on being placed in Hufflepuff, and joined the welcome feast. He planned to steer Cedric Diggory toward Cho Chang and hoped to enjoy a pleasant school year before Harry Potter arrived.

• Professor McGonagall led the new students into the Great Hall, where Jon spotted Albus Dumbledore, familiar students, and the Sorting Hat.
• Jon watched Marietta Edgecombe, Katie Bell, and Eddie Carmichael get sorted and noticed Bella waiting to see which house he would join.
• The Sorting Hat suggested several houses, but Jon demanded Hufflepuff and joined Cedric Diggory at the Hufflepuff table.
• Jon recognized Cho Chang and decided to prevent a romance between Bella and Cedric while encouraging Cedric to fall for Cho.
• Albus Dumbledore welcomed the students, the feast appeared, and Jon toasted Cedric with watermelon juice.

Jon settled into Hufflepuff’s Common Room and dormitory, then woke in a strange place where Helga Hufflepuff revealed that he was dreaming and that she was his blood ancestor. She explained the portrait magic that preserved her memories, leaving Jon to consider writing a book about meeting her.

• Jon explored Hufflepuff’s Common Room, admired Helga Hufflepuff’s portrait, and exchanged a few words with Cedric.
• Jon unpacked his belongings in his private dormitory space and went to sleep.
• Jon woke in a different body without his wand and realized he was in a dream.
• Helga Hufflepuff told Jon that she had summoned him because he was her blood descendant and the first Hufflepuff family member in nearly a century to join her House.
• Helga explained how her memories endured in Hogwarts portraits and described what the other founders had left behind.
• Jon listened to Helga and considered writing a book about their meeting.

Jon spoke with Helga Hufflepuff in the Portrait world, where she confirmed their shared ancestry and warned him about a dangerous aura he carried. She agreed to teach him how to reinforce magical Portrait Space and told him about a portrait he could take from Ravenclaw’s hidden study, leaving Jon confident he could remove it.

• Helga told Jon that Dumbledore did not know about the portrait secret and confirmed that Jon was her descendant.
• Jon realized Hepzibah Smith was likely his ancestor and learned that Dumbledore had not been told about Helga’s existence.
• Helga warned Jon that he carried a mysterious aura she had sensed on Salazar and Dumbledore, and said those who possessed it had not ended well.
• Jon promised to help Dumbledore if he could, and Helga explained that Jon could not return to the Portrait world until its magic recovered.
• Helga offered to teach Jon how to reinforce Portrait Space and revealed that her magical portrait remained in Ravenclaw’s hidden study, which Jon said he might be able to remove.

Jon followed Helga Hufflepuff’s directions to Rowena Ravenclaw’s hidden study, confirming that his encounter with Helga had not been a dream. Inside, he spoke with her portrait about the other Founders and prepared to ask what she could teach him.

• Jon woke before dawn, remembered Helga’s revelations, and left the Hufflepuff common room after seeing her portrait wink at him.
• Jon reached the hidden entrance on the castle’s Eighth Floor and opened it with the password, “The most precious thing in the world is friendship.”
• Jon entered Rowena Ravenclaw’s preserved study and found Helga’s portrait among the empty spaces where the other Founders’ portraits had been.
• Helga told Jon that Slytherin had left with his portrait and that Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had later died, leaving the whereabouts of their portraits unknown.
• Helga set aside her sadness and invited Jon to ask what he wanted to learn.

Jon explored Ravenclaw’s study in the Room of Requirement and found a locked desk drawer he could not open. After realizing the drawer likely needed a key, he left it untouched and prepared to leave before more students arrived.

• Helga praised Jon’s Meditation Method, took books on modern spells to revise their casting methods, and postponed his magical training.
• Jon searched Ravenclaw’s study and found that a drawer beneath her desk resisted his Alohomora spell.
• Helga explained that Rowena’s Counter-Lock Charm was dangerous to break and recalled that Tom Riddle had tricked Helena into revealing the diadem’s location.
• Jon realized the Room of Requirement could provide what he needed, but his request for the drawer’s key produced nothing.
• Jon decided to leave the locked drawer alone, told Helga he would take her portrait home after the school year, and prepared to leave before the castle filled with students.

Jon visited the Hogwarts Kitchens for breakfast and learned that the House-elves recognized him as a descendant of Hufflepuff. He returned to the Hufflepuff Common Room with food and ended up sharing it with his roommate, Stephen Watson.

• Jon avoided the Great Hall after seeing Bella, Cho Chang, and Ravenclaw girls gathered around Cedric.
• Jon found the Kitchens through the fruit painting and asked the House-elves for food to take away.
• Treacher told Jon that the House-elves recognized Hufflepuff descendants, and Jon asked them to keep his identity secret.
• Jon met his roommate Stephen Watson outside the Hufflepuff Common Room and invited him to share the food.

Jon made friends with his Hufflepuff roommates and attended his first Transfiguration class, where Professor McGonagall praised his technique but warned him to stay focused. The chapter left him considering the dangerous possibilities of magic while beginning life at Hogwarts.

• Jon met his roommates Stephen, Fren Desley, and Scaly Lanchi, who asked why he had been sorted into Hufflepuff.
• Jon and his roommates arrived early for their first Transfiguration lesson and discussed Professor McGonagall and Animagus magic.
• Professor McGonagall appeared at nine and demonstrated Transfiguration to the first-year students.
• Jon became distracted by an idea for making a key and failed to turn his matchstick into a needle.
• Professor McGonagall told Jon that his talent and technique were strong but urged him to concentrate and take pride in Hufflepuff.

Jon attended his first day of classes at Hogwarts, where he navigated lessons, kept a low profile around Snape, and reflected on wizarding history. He ended the day alone in the fifth-floor library, reading about old wizarding customs.

• Stephen, Fren, and Scaly told Jon they had heard his conversation with Professor McGonagall and vowed to restore Hufflepuff's glory by working hard.
• Jon demonstrated strong ability in Professor Flitwick's Charms class and considered how Hogwarts' emotion-based teaching differed from his self-study.
• Jon disliked the lunch drinks and decided to write home asking for Tea Leaves.
• Jon completed Herbology Classification well and deliberately kept his pace with Stephen's Potions work low to avoid Snape's attention.
• Jon slipped away from his roommates and went to the fifth-floor library, where he read Magical Life Guide and considered the history and strength of wizards.

Jon recorded his doubts about Dumbledore’s influence on wizarding society, Lily Potter’s protective spell, and Dumbledore’s true strength. After reflecting on the harsher reality of the wizarding world and Grindelwald’s imprisonment, Jon saw Snape enter Dumbledore’s office.

• Jon wrote notes questioning why Dumbledore and the Ministry banned the Unforgivable Curses without restricting access to them.
• Jon reasoned that Dumbledore may have been connected to Lily Potter’s protective spell and may have known about the prophecy concerning the Savior.
• Jon questioned whether Dumbledore had defeated Grindelwald through strength or through the power of love, and put away his notebook.
• Jon wandered through Hogwarts, considered finding the Marauder’s Map, and reflected on how the real wizarding world differed from the books.
• Jon wondered whether Grindelwald could have escaped Nurmengard, then saw Snape enter Dumbledore’s office.