Chapter Summaries

Newt prepared to meet Dumbledore and encouraged Rolf to befriend Luke Gaunt as the Scamanders planned to return to Britain. Meanwhile, Luke agreed to meet Rolf and then faced Alice, who offered him her allegiance, but he withheld his trust and said he would assess her abilities.

• Newt told Rolf that befriending Luke Gaunt could help him navigate Britain's Noble Circle, and Rolf agreed to try.
• Dumbledore persuaded Luke to get to know Rolf, and Luke reluctantly accepted despite anticipating trouble.
• Alice arrived and greeted Dumbledore, crediting his book on the Patronus Charm and the Inner Self with helping her.
• Alice performed an elaborate ritual of submission and declared that she and her followers would serve Prince Luke.
• Luke told Alice to rise and said he would test her abilities because he could not fully trust her.

Orson and his allies plotted against Luke Gaunt while searching for a group they believed was hiding near Hogwarts, and American leaders maneuvered over Luke’s arrival and authority. Newt received a call from Landy, whose controlled power left him relieved and Rolf curious.

• Jacob told Orson that his group planned to attack Luke during the reception dinner, and Orson urged him to stay safe for the Greater Good.
• Orson learned that his allies had found clues pointing to a group hiding in Britain, possibly near Hogwarts, and reminded them to watch the woman named in Grindelwald’s prophecy.
• Trippcard spared Dita Bilow and ordered him to handle the students’ matter, then warned Stuart that Luke had arrived in the United States and Miranda had been sent to receive him.
• Stuart rejected Trippcard’s attempt to use him and agreed with the White Robe to invite Luke to his residence, where they could arrange an opportunity to seize his property.
• Newt covered Rolf’s ears when his Conch rang, then recognized that Landy had learned to control her power and answered her call.

Luke met Alice and learned that the Gaunt organization’s Troll-intelligence technique was limited by which Trolls could survive it. Newt brought the poisoned Mermaid Heidi home, where Luke recognized her and offered to obtain an antidote from the Skye Family.

• Luke asked Alice how she would have reacted if the Dementor had killed him, and she explained that an intelligent Troll had protected him.
• Alice told Luke that Lord Slytherin had developed the Troll-alteration technique, which only worked on naturally more intelligent Trolls that survived the process.
• Newt met Heidi at the seaside, promised to help cure her poison, and took her in while Rolf resisted her enchanting abilities.
• Luke and Dumbledore arrived at Newt’s home for dinner, where Luke met Rolf and learned that Newt was caring for Heidi.
• Luke recognized Heidi’s familiar aura and offered to obtain an antidote from the Skye Family, making Heidi’s expression change.

Luke met Heidi, a Mermaid princess from the Deep Sea Empire, and offered to help her find an antidote. Over dinner at Newt’s home, Luke revealed that he had come with another purpose: investigating a snake he believed was a Basilisk.

• Luke recognized Heidi’s aura from Mide’s concern and asked to examine the Seven-colored Scale in her hair.
• Heidi revealed that she was Heidi Atlantis, Princess of the Deep Sea Empire, and exchanged introductions with Luke Gaunt.
• Luke discussed obtaining an antidote from the Skye Family, then showed Newt a photograph of a Colored Little Snake.
• Luke identified the snake as a Basilisk, and Newt said that it was possible.

A hidden Mermaid ordered professionals to pursue the missing Princess, while the Skye Family reconsidered its involvement after two hunters were killed. At Ilvermorny, Newt examined Luke's photograph of Doris and speculated she might be a Basilisk-haired Gorgon, as a leather-clad woman watched a house under the night sky.

• A hidden Mermaid told a clownfish to hire human professionals to capture the Princess and preserve her body intact.
• Miranda altered the Ilvermorny banquet hall for Luke's expected visit, while Morian questioned why Aegilbert had ordered such preparations.
• Sephir Skye ordered her subordinate to investigate the Deep Sea Empire's request, then decided the Skye Family should demand greater payment.
• Luke showed Newt a photograph of Doris, and Newt said her abilities might indicate she was a Basilisk-haired Gorgon or a mutation.
• Dumbledore warned Luke not to put every dangerous creature in the Forbidden Forest, and Luke said he had left his cat with Taylor.
• A leather-clad woman watched a house from a distant alley as night fell.

Luke learned about the Gaunt family’s rare Dream Dance magic and chose to attend Hogwarts, accepting the responsibility of his family name. At the station, Caisha protected him from a Shafik heir, while Luke briefly saw a strange red-haired woman in place of Robert.

• Robert tried to make young Luke study family history, but Caisha defended him before Robert agreed to teach him himself.
• When Luke received his Hogwarts letter, he chose to attend and willingly accepted the responsibility left by his family.
• A Shafik heir mocked Luke at the station and ordered his old wizard guard to attack him.
• Caisha arrived, defeated the Shafik heir and his guard with rose-red magic, and revealed her Rose Family crest.
• Caisha told Luke that Robert had secretly followed him, and Luke saw a red-haired woman in Robert's place before the vision changed back.

Luke saw through the red-haired woman’s dream, rejected the perfect life she had created, and woke in the real world. With the woman still holding him at wandpoint and demanding to know why her dream failed, Luke unleashed a violent, cold power that filled the room.

• In the dream, Luke rose to prominence at Hogwarts, fell in love with a red-haired girl, helped defeat Voldemort, and married her.
• At the wedding, Luke revealed that he had recognized the dream as false and identified the red-haired woman as his enemy.
• Luke killed the woman in the dream and saw the faces of Robert Gaunt and Caisha Gaunt before the world collapsed.
• Luke woke beside the red-haired woman, who questioned why her dream had been so easily destroyed.
• Luke realized he was no longer dreaming and released a violent, cold power throughout the room.

Luke resisted Ruby Jackson’s dream magic with Slytherin’s Wand, then discovered she had no clear hostility toward him and spoke with her while Dumbledore remained trapped in a pleasant dream. As Ruby questioned Luke about the dream, he insisted his life was already fulfilling, but she heard emptiness in his words.

• Luke confronted Ruby Jackson while holding Slytherin’s Wand and questioned why the Followers kept trying to kill him.
• Ruby explained that her intelligence portrayed Luke as arrogant, cunning, and lecherous, then introduced herself and followed him without hostility.
• Luke found Dumbledore sleeping peacefully and learned from Ruby that she had given him only a sweet dream.
• A Follower watching from afar reported Ruby’s behavior to Lord Orson, who ordered him to withdraw rather than attack Luke near Dumbledore and Newt Scamander.
• Luke tested Dumbledore’s unconsciousness and told Ruby about the tragedies in Dumbledore’s past.
• Ruby asked whether Luke would have stayed in her dream, and Luke claimed that people with fulfilling lives were themselves the beautiful dream, leaving Ruby with a sense of his emptiness.

Luke and the others woke after experiencing unusually vivid dreams, and Ruby joined them for breakfast, leaving Luke to realize that the two of them had shared seven years of married life in the dream. As the group prepared to visit Ilvermorny, Luke revealed that Slytherin's Wand had recently awakened, suggesting it might be connected to the dying Snakewood.

• Luke watched over the sleeping Dumbledore, Newt, Rolf, and Heidi, then left while Dumbledore murmured Ariana's name.
• Dumbledore, Newt, Rolf, and Heidi woke from beautiful dreams and wondered whether magic had caused them.
• Dumbledore found Luke serving ramen with Ruby at the breakfast table, and Ruby introduced herself while Luke admitted he did not know whether she meant them harm.
• Dumbledore announced that the group would visit Ilvermorny, where Headmaster Aegilbert wanted help with the Snakewood that had been withering since the previous year.
• Rolf and Newt explained that Ilvermorny's Snakewood was an unusually powerful plant transformed from Slytherin's Wand, which should not be nearing the end of its life.
• Luke revealed Slytherin's Wand and said it had recently completed its initial awakening, then declared that the Snakewood had no hope and should simply wait for death.

Luke and Rolf discussed Ilvermorny’s ideals of equality before a group of students ambushed them, while Aegilbert and the others later discovered students fighting and accused someone of inciting them. The chapter left Luke and Rolf facing the ambushers as their leader shouted, “Our equality!”

• Dumbledore and Luke realized Luke’s actions had made him a potential threat to Aegilbert’s interests, and Ruby warned Luke to handle the situation carefully.
• Aegilbert told Morian that Luke’s influence could threaten his position, while Morian cautioned him against making an enemy of Luke and Dumbledore.
• Luke and Rolf compared Hogwarts and Ilvermorny, and Luke argued that Ilvermorny’s pursuit of equality could reveal social disparities.
• Luke explained that he had left Dumbledore behind so he could turn the tables if needed, then he and Rolf sensed an ambush and prepared to defend themselves.
• Aegilbert, Miranda, and Morian Apparated to an explosion and found students fighting; Aegilbert accused someone of turning his students into terrorists.
• The square-faced brown-haired man raised his wand and shouted, “Our equality!” as Luke and Rolf faced the surrounding students.

Luke and Rolf were ambushed by Young Wizards on their way to Ilvermorny, giving Luke a chance to turn the attack into a public challenge to Aegilbert. Luke swiftly defeated several students and, after showing he was just as dangerous at range as in close combat, challenged their leader to a one-on-one Wizard Duel.

• Newt questioned Dumbledore about Luke and Rolf's ambush, and Dumbledore explained that the attack could strengthen Luke's position against Aegilbert and expose the conflict between American wizarding factions.
• Luke mocked the Young Wizards surrounding him, gave Rolf a protective box, and charged into the attackers with a magical longsword.
• Luke knocked out nearly a quarter of the students, while Rolf prepared to help and Dumbledore and Newt watched without intervening.
• When the students tried to keep Luke at range, he used fast, wordless magic to blast one student back and disarm him, proving he was not weak at spellcasting.
• Luke threw a glove at the students' leader and challenged him to face him in a one-on-one Wizard Duel.

Luke Gaunt accepted Jeff’s glove challenge and defeated him in a Wizard Duel, then nearly killed him after explaining that the gloves had signified a duel to the death. Headmaster Aegilbert stopped Luke, who then condemned Ilvermorny’s students and leadership, while Dumbledore defended Aegilbert’s short tenure.

• Luke accepted Jeff’s challenge after Jeff introduced himself and insulted Luke’s standing.
• Jeff attacked with Bombarda, but Luke dodged and struck him with a Fire-Making Spell, knocking him down.
• Luke put on the gloves and told Jeff that accepting them meant a duel to the death under British noble rules.
• Luke threatened Jeff with a dark blue flame until Headmaster Aegilbert grabbed his wrist and stopped him.
• Luke criticized Aegilbert for failing to control Ilvermorny’s students and questioned whether he deserved to be called an educator.
• Dumbledore called from the woods, defending Aegilbert by noting that he had been headmaster for only one year.

Luke and Dumbledore reached Ilvermorny, where Luke examined the withering Snakewood and attempted to save it. As Luke’s magic surged around the tree, Miranda was blasted away, while Aegilbert sensed the disturbance and rushed to find out what had happened.

• Aegilbert welcomed Luke and Dumbledore to Ilvermorny after the attack, and they agreed to continue their visit.
• Rolf and Miranda guided Luke through the school and showed him the observation deck overlooking the Snakewood.
• Luke reacted emotionally to the dying tree and insisted on seeing it, refusing to explain its cause unless he could not save it.
• Luke entered the courtyard alone, and his magic surged as the Snakewood shook and its leaves rapidly withered.
• Miranda tried to enter the courtyard, but a force blasted her into a softened wall, while Rolf sensed a snake-like presence around Luke.
• Dumbledore advised Aegilbert to win support and make changes, but Aegilbert sensed Luke’s powerful magic and rushed toward it.

Luke awakened Snakewood and reclaimed Slytherin's Wand, leaving a living branch behind so the tree could grow again. After Aegilbert thanked him, Pat Stuart invited Luke to Lord Tripcard's banquet, which Luke accepted.

• Stuart explained that Snakewood awakened for a true Gaunt heir and initiated a trial to claim Slytherin's Wand.
• Yin Suo Er began explaining her trial, but Luke revealed he already possessed Slytherin's Wand through a special summoning spell.
• Luke asked Yin Suo Er to preserve Snakewood, and she condensed its remaining magic into a living branch that could grow into a new tree.
• Aegilbert thanked Luke for leaving Snakewood a future, while Stuart concealed his resentment at the surviving branch.
• Pat Stuart invited Luke to Lord Tripcard's banquet, and Luke accepted; Dumbledore and Newt also discussed attending.

Luke, Dumbledore, and their companions prepared to attend Trippcard’s banquet, where the nobles planned to welcome Luke. At the manor, Sephir Skye eagerly awaited Luke while Stuart’s jealousy drove him to make a decision as an unfamiliar carriage approached.

• Luke invited Newt and Rolf to the banquet, but both refused to attend.
• Dumbledore dressed for the occasion, and Luke recognized the Phoenix crest of the Dumbledore Family.
• Trippcard welcomed Stuart at his manor, where Stuart hoped the banquet would help him enter the Pure-blood Nobility.
• Sephir Skye arrived at Trippcard’s manor in a carriage pulled by two Unicorns and said she could hardly wait to meet Luke.
• Stuart grew jealous as Trippcard and Sephir discussed Luke, touched a card in his pocket, and seemed to make a decision.
• Hoofbeats and a faint hissing sound announced the approach of another carriage.

Luke Gaunt arrived at Trippcard’s lavish gathering with Dumbledore, where he met Sephir Skye and discovered through Emotion Vision that she loved him while Stuart’s resentment was growing. As Skye grew increasingly intimate with him, Luke dismissed the banquet’s etiquette as optional, but she kissed the base of his ear.

• Luke Gaunt and Dumbledore arrived at the manor riding strange scaled horses, and Trippcard welcomed them enthusiastically.
• Luke told Trippcard he had settled matters with the Gaunt Family and presented the horses as spoils of his success.
• Sephir Skye greeted Luke, and he kissed her hand and complimented her beauty before they entered the manor together.
• Luke used Emotion Vision and saw that Skye felt love for him, while Stuart’s resentment continued to grow.
• Luke criticized the banquet’s strict etiquette and said nobles could choose whether to follow rules, prompting Skye to kiss the base of his ear.

At the banquet, Bater Envy and an old man discussed an impending attack and the plans to keep Envy uninvolved. Luke danced with Sephir Skye, who denied a rumor about her family’s business and offered him something in exchange for other conditions.

• Bater Envy watched Luke give a stirring speech while an old man told him the attack was arranged and he only needed to avoid being implicated.
• The old man vanished, and Envy joined the dance floor to keep up appearances and fulfill his family’s expectations.
• Luke danced with Sephir Skye, resisted her flirtation, and noticed Bater Envy watching them.
• Luke questioned Skye about the Skye Family’s business, and she said the family chiefly made Potions rather than dominating Magical Creature smuggling.
• Skye realized Luke was connected to a “little fish” and offered to give him something if he agreed to her other conditions.

Luke negotiated with Sephir over an antidote and agreed to help her deal with Bater Envy, but their public display was interrupted by an attack at Trippcard Manor. White Robes targeted Luke and the gathered nobles, turning the banquet into a massacre.

• Luke asked Sephir for her conditions, and she demanded compensation for the business she would lose by helping him and asked him to keep Bater Envy away from her.
• Luke leaned toward Sephir, but a magical barrier prevented their lips from touching, and the crowd gasped at the apparent kiss.
• An alarm rang, and Trippcard moved to protect Ivanna while Luke brought Sephir to Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore suspected an insider had enabled the attack, and a White Robe fired the Killing Curse at Luke.
• Luke blocked the curse with flames, while Dumbledore drove off two more White Robes who tried to restrain him.
• More White Robes appeared and attacked the guests, and the banquet descended into chaos and tragedy.

After masked attackers struck Trippcard’s banquet, Luke and Dumbledore considered whether the assault had been aimed at Luke or the gathered Nobles. Trippcard, Sephir Skye, and Bater Envy chose to continue pursuing ties with British Nobles and settled on a scapegoat, leaving Luke’s role in the attack unresolved.

• Trippcard promised the guests an explanation and offered condolences to those who had lost loved ones, while Dumbledore repaired the shattered magical chandelier with a spell.
• Luke asked Dumbledore whether the attack was caused by him, and Dumbledore said the attackers had targeted Luke before turning on the other guests.
• Bater Envy suspected Luke Gaunt, but Sephir Skye argued that Luke had no motive and objected when Bater questioned her loyalty.
• Trippcard asked whether they should still have Luke vouch for them, and Sephir and Bater agreed that gaining standing among British Nobles was worth pursuing.
• Trippcard said someone in the ballroom had burned a communication note before the attackers appeared, and he and Sephir recognized that person as a bargaining chip for negotiations with Luke.

Luke negotiated with Trippcard over Stuart’s fate and the Ilvermorny Chief School Board Member position, while British nobles reacted to Luke’s new alliance with American nobles. The chapter ended with Bater Envy demanding seventy percent of the affected families’ businesses from the White-robed Old Man.

• Luke told Dumbledore that the American nobles would conceal the attack and settle the matter through appearances, while Dumbledore let Stuart remain free to flee.
• Trippcard, Sephir, and Bater accused Stuart of betrayal and prepared to execute him; Luke asked whether the Stuart Family had another descendant to inherit its line.
• Trippcard revealed that Stuart had a young son and daughter, then agreed to kill Stuart while preserving his child’s inheritance; Luke and Trippcard struck a deal over the vacant Ilvermorny board position.
• In Britain, Mrs. Longbottom challenged the gathered nobles to accept Luke’s overtures, while Ollivander offered to connect them with American families and considered negotiating over Special Wand Flow Circuit 15.
• Bater confronted the White-robed Old Man over the deaths of his supporters, then demanded seventy percent of their businesses.