Chapter Summaries

Luke arrived in 1336 and asked Hogwarts's Headmaster for a job, first applying to become the Transfiguration professor. After Luke demonstrated his overwhelming power, the Headmaster offered him the vacant groundskeeper position.

• Luke asked a Young Wizard what year it was and learned that it was 1336.
• Luke grabbed the Young Wizard to ask another question, prompting the current Headmaster of Hogwarts to intervene.
• Luke asked to become Hogwarts's Transfiguration professor, but the Headmaster refused because the position was occupied.
• Luke demanded other work and used his power to immobilize the Headmaster and gather the arriving professors around him.
• The Headmaster offered Luke the vacant groundskeeper position, and Luke insisted that he be chosen rather than merely considered.

Luke remained Hogwarts’s mysterious gamekeeper for generations before disappearing as the Forbidden Forest grew more dangerous and isolated. In 1894, he encountered a young Dumbledore at the Three Broomsticks and offered him Butterbeer and Lemon Drops.

• Young Wizards entered the Forbidden Forest and spread stories about meeting the elegant gamekeeper Luke, who sometimes treated them to homemade desserts.
• A red-haired witch reunited with Donning Weasley and Helena Malfoy at King's Cross and told them Luke had given her cookies and heard stories about their youth.
• Luke disappeared, prompting rumors about his fate, while professors who knew him believed time had finally removed their old menace.
• The Forbidden Forest grew dangerous enough that Hogwarts professors could no longer approach it with the headmaster's awareness, and the school appointed another gamekeeper.
• In Hogsmeade in 1894, Luke recognized a young Dumbledore at the Three Broomsticks, bought him a Butterbeer, and gave him Muggle Lemon Drops.

Luke watched key events unfold across decades, from Grindelwald’s defeat to Harry Potter’s infancy, while quietly shaping lives and protecting people connected to his plans. On September 1, 1991, the story finally began.

• In 1927, Luke watched Newt Scamander defeat Grindelwald, who quietly left the scene.
• In 1935, Luke comforted Robert McGonagall as Isabelle gave birth, then suggested the name Minerva for their daughter.
• In 1969, Luke watched Dumbledore become Hogwarts headmaster and anticipated the rise of the Death Eaters.
• In 1979, Luke celebrated the birth of Hermione Granger and secretly killed two Dark Wizards who were hunting the Barbara Family.
• In 1985, Luke watched a starving boy collapse, then rise again as the boy’s emotions stirred within Luke.
• In 1981, Luke witnessed Harry Potter survive Voldemort’s attack and took strands of Harry and Lily’s hair; by September 1, 1991, the story began.

After drinking from the Fountain of Youth, Grindelwald regained much of his strength but had only about ten years to live, with combat consuming his life force. As Luke approached, both Grindelwald and Dumbledore sensed that he had changed so much that his strength was difficult to recognize.

• Grindelwald accepted the Fountain of Youth's condition that his soul would nourish the spring after his death, and the water restored his body and extended his life.
• Grindelwald assessed Luke as a greater threat than Dumbledore, though he believed Luke's retreat could not have brought a fundamental increase in strength so quickly.
• Lucius Malfoy, Arthur Weasley, Barty Crouch, Samuel, and the others watched the battle, weighing the consequences of Luke's victory or defeat.
• Derrick noticed Grindelwald's nervous expression, and Dumbledore said he could sense Luke approaching but could no longer judge his strength.
• Luke returned to stand before Grindelwald, who looked him over and remarked that he had changed so much.

Luke returned to face Grindelwald, whose questions about Luke’s years away went unanswered. Their duel ended in a crushing victory for Luke, leaving Dumbledore to declare that a new era had begun.

• Luke reunited with Grindelwald and concealed what he had experienced during his long absence.
• Grindelwald noticed the age of Luke’s wand, then felt overwhelmed by Luke’s power.
• Luke stripped Grindelwald of his emotions, leaving him with only rationality, but Grindelwald chose to fight with Fiendfyre.
• Luke summoned a storm of clouds and lightning to clash with Grindelwald’s Fiendfyre Magic Snake.
• Luke’s storm overwhelmed Grindelwald and swept him away, while Dumbledore declared that a new era had begun.

Harry Potter graduated from Hogwarts and asked Dumbledore whether he should seek a seat in the upper or lower house, while Dumbledore advised him to choose the path he wanted. Meanwhile, Sephir Skye warned her brother Scotty not to pry into the sudden appearance of new Wizards and told him to prove himself before expecting to inherit the family’s power.

• Dumbledore presented Harry Potter with his graduation certificate as an outstanding Gryffindor graduate.
• Harry asked Dumbledore whether he should compete for a seat in the upper house or the lower house, and Dumbledore told him to follow his wishes and use his identity as a bridge.
• Scotty told Sephir that he was uneasy about Wizards of unknown origin appearing among them, and she said they had previously been Muggles who might have awakened magic.
• Sephir warned Scotty not to investigate classified matters or mistake the Skye Family’s influence for power independent of Luke.
• Sephir ordered Scotty to inspect the factories and told him he could inherit the family only if he managed to take its power from her.

A successful procedure turned a Muggle biologist into a Wizard, while Luke and Taylor discussed the rapid growth of new Wizards and the plan to create more conversion sites. Luke expected natural-born and new Wizards to clash eventually, but intended to explain the project before it became impossible to hide and support neither side.

• A young man told a middle-aged biologist that his surgery had succeeded and explained that it had activated his ability to use magic.
• The biologist thanked the young man, left the hospital bed, and prepared to learn how to control magic and avoid Magic Stagnation Syndrome.
• Taylor told Luke that the number of new Wizards was rising and that distrust could threaten their plan.
• Luke ordered Taylor to keep building conversion sites and crack down on anyone who tried to control access or profit from the information gap.
• Taylor warned Luke that new Wizards might clash with natural-born Wizards within six months, and Luke said they would explain the plan before then.
• When Taylor asked which side they would support, Luke said neither, arguing that both groups would have reason not to rebel against him.

Harry and Draco discussed the struggle between natural-born and new wizards, concluding that it was a supervised contest for leadership and integration rather than a war of extermination. Luke completed his main quest and received access to the Void Library and a one-time chance to return to his original world, then chose to enjoy the present with the girls.

• Harry argued that his side needed company workers and technology to compete with the new wizards, while Draco warned against relying on the company.
• Harry told Draco that both factions were absorbing one another and that Luke would not allow either side to destroy the other.
• Draco praised Luke for reshaping the world and restoring the standing of pure-blood wizards, and Harry moved the discussion toward their future strategy.
• Luke received notice that he had completed the main quest and earned Void Library learner status and one opportunity to return to his original world.
• Luke closed the system screen and turned his attention to the girls in swimsuits.