Recaps

Luke navigated American wizarding politics, survived an attack at Trippcard’s banquet, and returned to Britain with Dumbledore. He destroyed Voldemort’s Horcrux in the Gaunt ring, retrieved the Resurrection Stone, and arrived with Taylor at a Malfoy banquet where nobles prepared to test him.

• Newt urged Rolf to befriend Luke, while Alice pledged her followers’ service to Luke and he said he would test her abilities.
• Luke met Heidi Atlantis at Newt’s home, identified her as the Deep Sea Empire’s princess, and offered to obtain an antidote from the Skye Family.
• Luke traveled with Dumbledore to Ilvermorny, where students ambushed him and Rolf before Luke challenged their leader Jeff to a duel and confronted Headmaster Aegilbert.
• Luke entered the Snakewood courtyard, met Yin Suo Er, and helped preserve the dying tree as a living branch before accepting Trippcard’s banquet invitation.
• At Trippcard’s banquet, Luke negotiated with Sephir Skye, then blocked a Killing Curse when White Robes attacked and turned the gathering into chaos.
• Trippcard, Sephir, and Bater Envy exposed Stuart’s betrayal, and Luke struck a deal with Trippcard over the vacant Ilvermorny board position before returning to Britain.
• Luke took Taylor to the ruined Gaunt Old House, destroyed the Horcrux hidden in the ring, and retrieved the Resurrection Stone after Doris’s venom corroded its casing.
• Luke and Taylor arrived at the Malfoy banquet, where Lucius prepared for other families to test Luke with a business arrangement.

Luke investigated the Basilisk and Tom’s influence over Ginny while searching for a way to protect her soul. After Mrs. Norris was attacked and the Chamber of Secrets was declared open, Dumbledore kept classes running under stricter rules to draw out the culprit.

• At the Malfoy banquet, Luke declined Old Nott’s investment proposal, and Taylor warned him that some Nobles were hostile to him.
• Luke and Taylor helped Harry in Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley, where Lucius Malfoy mocked Arthur and Luke bought a mysterious bone statue.
• Luke helped Harry and Ron reach Professor McGonagall after their flying car journey, then stopped Lockhart’s escaped Cornish Pixies and suspected he had stolen his stories.
• Luke discovered Tom was using Ginny’s Diary to teach her spells and drain her soul, then searched the Restricted Section and found Helga Hufflepuff’s notes on soul protection and Slytherin’s Basilisk.
• Luke developed a Soul Shield and tested it on Dumbledore, who found that it greatly weakened the Cruciatus Curse, and Luke asked for the Elder Wand in exchange for teaching him the spell.
• On October 31, Mrs. Norris was found hanging beneath a message that the Chamber of Secrets had opened, and Luke told Dumbledore that a Basilisk guarded it.
• Dumbledore recalled Hagrid’s expulsion and suspected Tom had been involved, while Luke argued that Tom had not truly obtained Slytherin’s legacy.
• Dumbledore kept classes in session unless another attack occurred, and Hogwarts imposed strict movement rules as Snape warned Harry that breaking them could cost lives.

Luke entered the Chamber of Secrets, defeated Voldemort’s plan to use Ginny, and discovered that his family line was tied to Slytherin’s experiments. After helping expose Lockhart, Luke became Hogwarts’ Acting Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts and began teaching dueling.

• Luke opened the Chamber of Secrets and passed Slytherin’s trial, learning that his family and talent resulted from an experiment and that Slytherin’s blood ran through his veins.
• Luke told Dumbledore he was ready to close in on the suspected heir, then offered Hermione and Taylor access to the Chamber and its research.
• Voldemort used Ginny to lure Harry into the Chamber, where Luke arrived, restrained the Basilisk, and freed Ginny from the Diary’s control.
• Luke gave Dumbledore the Diary, and Dumbledore recognized and destroyed it as a Horcrux while concluding Voldemort had made others.
• Taylor told Luke that she and Hermione had found evidence of Lockhart stealing stories and erasing memories, and the evidence led to Lockhart’s dismissal.
• Dumbledore appointed Luke Acting Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Luke began teaching practical dueling to the younger students.
• Luke defeated students including Cedric Diggory and Beth Ricci in demonstrations, then assigned the class to practice dueling in pairs.
• Luke suspected the Ricci Family was caught in a struggle with the Nott Family, then sent a magically sealed letter to an absent family member asking for help and their next destination.

Luke reunited with his maternal uncle, uncovered Godric Gryffindor’s survival in the Black Lake, and learned that a dangerous man claiming to be Salazar had appeared in the United States. He traveled there with Hermione and Taylor, secured Gary’s help, and arrived to investigate the supposed Slytherin.

• Charlie read Luke’s letter, wrote back inviting him to get in touch, and reflected on why he had not raised him.
• Luke met William Rose, learned more about his mother Caisha, and arranged for the Rose Family to work with Poem of Cat and Snake.
• Luke and the Hogwarts students celebrated Halloween, while Alice and Sephir separately sought his help after a shipment containing Thunderbird bones was stolen.
• The Giant Squid dragged Luke and Hermione into a cave, where Luke discovered that it was Godric Gryffindor, who explained his flawed immortality and offered to share his experience.
• Alice and Sephir reported encounters with a gaunt, powerful man who called himself Salazar, and Luke asked Dumbledore to accompany him to the United States.
• Luke brought Hermione and Taylor on the journey, reached the United States, and accepted a black crystal from Old Ross to secure Gary’s service under a witnessed Contract.
• Luke arrived at Alice’s manor with Hermione and Taylor, greeted Alice, and prepared to investigate the man claiming to be Salazar.