Chapter Summaries

Adam rescued Eugene's parents and questioned them about how they had become trapped in the crystal-filled ruins. After confirming they were unharmed, he began investigating the crystals and tried to establish his identity to the newly awakened Jackson and Melinda.

• Adam questioned a middle-aged man and a young woman rescued from crystals, then freed Eugene's parents and examined the crystals' strange liquid interiors.
• Jackson Crowell woke and learned that Adam was Eugene's classmate, who had come to rescue him and Melinda after hearing they were supposedly dead.
• Jackson asked Adam to prove who he was, and Adam showed him a photograph and gifts Eugene had given him.
• Adam dismissed a bottle labeled Felix Felicis as probably fake, leaving Jackson and Melinda stunned.

Adam rescued Eugene's parents, Jackson and Melinda, from the ruins with Fawkes's help and brought them to Jackson's home. There, Mrs. Lauren took charge of the reunited family, and Adam returned to tell Eugene what had happened.

• Fawkes arrived at the ruins and offered to transport Jackson and Melinda despite the magic blocking other forms of travel.
• Adam knocked Melinda unconscious, and Jackson insisted on returning home to check on the people who had gone there.
• Fawkes carried Adam, Jackson, and Melinda to Jackson's home, where Mrs. Lauren and her friends subdued Jackson before Adam stopped them from giving him Veritaserum.
• Adam explained that he had rescued Jackson and Melinda, then told Mrs. Lauren to keep them from running off and to make sure they understood Eugene mattered to them.
• Mrs. Lauren said she had put tracking spells on Jackson and Melinda and would break their legs if they tried to escape again, while Adam left to tell Eugene about the rescue.

Adam returned to Hogwarts after rescuing Eugene’s parents, watched Hufflepuff win its Quidditch match, and told Eugene the news. Eugene learned he could visit his parents at Christmas, while Adam turned back to his plans for the shop and school life.

• Adam returned to the dormitory and found Hufflepuff playing Ravenclaw, then joined Bernard and Uther to watch Eugene defend the hoops.
• Bernard told Adam that Eugene had been recklessly throwing himself off his broom during training, and Adam decided to check on him.
• Hufflepuff won the match when Cedric caught the Golden Snitch, and Adam announced a celebration.
• Adam told Eugene in private that his parents had been rescued, and Eugene cried with relief before Mike pulled him back to the celebration.
• Eugene later thanked Adam at length, and Adam told him he could visit his parents at Christmas.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron warned Adam that Peter Pettigrew had been exposed, but Pettigrew followed them through a secret passage and threatened them. Adam disarmed and beat Pettigrew unconscious, leaving the students to catch up as Pettigrew recalled how he had become a rat and a supposed hero.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron burst into the cellar and urged Adam and Ambrosius to flee from Peter Pettigrew.
• Peter Pettigrew climbed into the cellar and revealed that he knew the secret passage from the Marauder's Map.
• Adam knocked Peter Pettigrew back down the passage, struck his wand away, and jumped after him.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron followed Adam and found him beating the wandless Peter Pettigrew.
• Peter Pettigrew shouted for Adam to stop, then lost consciousness while recalling his past.

Adam helped capture Peter Pettigrew, but Professor Snape arrived and insisted that everyone take Sirius Black and Lupin to see Dumbledore. Adam sided with Snape and subdued Sirius and Lupin, leaving Harry and his friends unable to intervene.

• Adam found Peter Pettigrew unconscious as Sirius Black and Professor Lupin arrived through the secret passage.
• Professor Lupin asked Adam to keep the Ministry of Magic out of it and take Peter to Dumbledore, and Adam told Ambrosius not to notify the Ministry.
• Professor Snape emerged and ordered everyone to come with him to see Dumbledore, including Sirius Black.
• Adam unleashed Devil's Snare and Venomous Tentacula against Sirius and Lupin while Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried to defend Sirius.
• Adam disarmed and restrained Sirius with a Venomous Tentacula and Levicorpus, while Professor Snape silenced him with bubbles; Lupin surrendered his wand.

Adam explained his actions against Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew to Dumbledore, then left as Dumbledore began questioning them. In Hogsmeade, Adam discussed Felix Felicis and his growing collection of businesses, while Cedric worried that Adam would take over another local shop.

• Adam told Dumbledore that Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew had threatened Harry and the others, and defended the measures he had used to stop them.
• Dumbledore sent Ron and Hermione to fetch Madam Pomfrey, then began questioning Sirius while Lupin and Pettigrew remained in the office.
• Adam explained to Kero and Suppi that Felix Felicis improved a person's abilities rather than literally granting luck, and considered how it might help him find Eugene's missing parents.
• Adam went to the Three Broomsticks and told Cedric that he had acquired Honeydukes and would soon open Dreamy Dessert Workshop.
• Adam proposed redesigning Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop as a dating venue, and Cedric asked him to preserve its old atmosphere if he acquired it.

Adam bought a house and plot of land in Hogsmeade and considered how he could use Voldemort’s rise to reshape the Wizarding World’s stagnant economy. He left planning to expand his businesses, gain control over magical wealth, and extend his influence beyond Britain.

• Adam told Cedric he might turn Hogsmeade into a giant mall, then learned Cedric was worried about Eugene’s reckless training.
• Adam reassured Cedric that Eugene’s family problem had been resolved and that his state of mind would improve.
• Steven took Adam to meet a wizard who was moving to India, and Adam smoothly bought the man’s Hogsmeade house and land.
• Adam studied the property’s convenient location at a three-way intersection and considered buying more land as Hogsmeade property became available.
• Adam decided Voldemort could help break the Wizarding World’s stagnation and resolved to expand his economic influence, including targeting Gringotts and monopolized industries.

Adam held a dormitory meeting to discuss the shops and warned his friends that Voldemort would return in a year or two. He offered to help protect their families and left them preparing for the threat.

• Adam announced that Dreamy Dessert Workshop would open before Christmas, allowing the convenience shop to focus on desserts best served fresh.
• Adam asked whether any of his friends would become Minister for Magic and explained that Voldemort would return after the Ministry was purged.
• Uther explained how Horcruxes divided and preserved a soul, and Adam confirmed Voldemort had used one to bring out the basilisk.
• Adam advised Bernard to send his parents abroad when Voldemort returned and offered him a safe house if needed.

Adam and his friends discussed their future roles in the Wizarding World, including Bernard overseeing the Wizengamot and Azkaban and Klon working with magical creatures. Adam then revealed Rowena Ravenclaw’s Diadem and proposed that Eugene’s family be credited with finding it, leaving Eugene stunned when Adam said he had found it in the Room of Requirement.

• Bernard agreed that overseeing the Wizengamot and Azkaban suited him after Adam criticized the Wizarding World’s justice system.
• Klon considered working at the Ministry of Magic, while Adam said he hoped to buy up Hogsmeade and refused to explain where his money would come from.
• Adam showed the others Rowena Ravenclaw’s Diadem and asked Uther to tell Professor Flitwick about it discreetly.
• Adam proposed that Eugene’s explorer parents be said to have discovered the diadem so Eugene could gain support from Ravenclaw wizards.
• Eugene objected to taking credit, but Adam said he had found the diadem in the Room of Requirement.

Adam persuaded Eugene to accept the credit and continued supporting his path toward becoming Minister for Magic. After Christmas, Grindelwald arrived at Hogwarts under Dumbledore’s watch, and Dumbledore told him that he was going to die soon.

• Adam convinced Eugene that becoming Minister for Magic would benefit him more than the credit, and Eugene agreed to accept it.
• The students spent Christmas apart, and Adam brought Uther to the safe house while the others went home.
• After the break, Klon revealed that Kelly had kept the prepared food, leaving him eating bread with jam, so Adam promised to cook for him.
• Grindelwald arrived in the Headmaster’s Office in shackles, where Dumbledore said he would remain under watch.
• When Grindelwald asked why Dumbledore had brought him there, Dumbledore said he was going to die soon.

At the end-of-year feast, Professor Dumbledore revealed that Rowena Ravenclaw’s diadem had returned to Hogwarts and thanked Eugene Crowell for donating it. The chapter left the Ravenclaws celebrating the recovered relic while Professor Dumbledore set aside his suspicions about how Eugene had obtained it.

• Adam found Professor Dumbledore’s office closed and wondered who was receiving the three extra meals delivered there each day.
• Professor Dumbledore announced at the end-of-year feast that Rowena Ravenclaw’s diadem had been identified and returned to Hogwarts.
• The Ravenclaws erupted in cheers when Professor Flitwick revealed the diadem.
• Professor Dumbledore named Eugene Crowell as the person who had donated the diadem without compensation.
• Professor Dumbledore noticed that Legilimency had failed to read Eugene, but dismissed his doubts because the diadem had returned safely.

After the school year ended, Adam left for China with Madam Li, who was anxious about returning to her family. They arrived in Hong Kong Island and reunited with Li Chunyi, who took them to a hotel because he had not told the family’s Old Ancestor about their visit.

• Professor Dumbledore awarded Hufflepuff a thousand points, securing its second consecutive House Cup, while Ravenclaw celebrated the return of its founder’s diadem.
• Adam told Uther and Klon that he was going to China, and Uther offered to reserve tickets for the Quidditch World Cup.
• Adam comforted Madam Li at the airport, then used the Sleep Card to help her rest during the flight.
• Li Chunyi greeted Madam Li and Adam at the airport and explained that he had not told the Old Ancestor they were coming, so he would take them to the Peninsula Hotel.
• Li Chunyi asked Adam to sit in the front passenger seat so they could talk privately.

Adam returned to the Li Family Old Residence with Li Chunyi to be entered into the family register, while accepting why the Old Ancestor had rejected Madam Li. As Adam met the family in their modest old neighborhood, Sister Fang learned that his mother had not come back.

• Li Chunyi asked whether Adam could stay at the Peninsula Hotel while he visited the Li Family Old Residence, and Adam agreed without blaming the Old Ancestor.
• Adam explained that he understood the Old Ancestor's historical grievances, though he still felt dissatisfied with how Madam Li had been treated.
• Li Chunyi brought Adam to the Li Family Old Residence, where Adam was surprised by its humble buildings and lively alleys.
• Sister Fang greeted Li Chunyi and Adam, called her son over after chasing him with a feather duster, and introduced him to his uncle and cousin.
• Adam gave Sister Fang's son candy, and Sister Fang asked whether Madam Li had returned before Li Chunyi said she had not.

Adam met his maternal relatives at the Li family ancestral hall and learned why the family kept its distance from Hong Kong’s Wizarding World. At evening tea, his cousin Li Zuye took Adam’s offer of work abroad seriously, while Madam Li revealed Adam’s surprising success as a school banquet chef.

• Li Chunyi told Adam that Aunt Fang had been his mother's close friend and explained that the Old Ancestor’s opposition had left the Li family unwelcome in Hong Kong’s Wizarding World.
• Adam met his maternal relatives at the ancestral hall, paid respects to the family tablets, and spoke with his great-grandfather before the old man left.
• Adam joined his family for evening tea, where he learned that Aunt Fang’s son Awen attended regular school and that young wizards in Hong Kong continued studying ordinary subjects.
• Adam casually offered Li Zuye a job abroad, and Li Zuye seriously asked what kind of work Adam planned to provide.
• Madam Li told the family that Adam had become the head chef for school banquets, earned money, and brought wizard customers to her restaurant.

Adam defended Hogwarts and Professor Dumbledore when Fourth Aunt-in-law questioned his account of the school, easing the family gathering back into a warm reunion. He accepted red envelopes from his relatives and gave Li Zuye and Li Zuda bottles of Felix Felicis.

• Fourth Aunt-in-law doubted Madam Li’s account of Hogwarts hosting a banquet, and Adam explained that Professor Dumbledore held more authority there than the Board of Governors.
• Grandfather mentioned that Minister Wang had spoken highly of Dumbledore, and Fourth Aunt-in-law fell silent.
• The family resumed their reunion meal, which lasted late into the night, and Adam received red envelopes from his grandparents and uncles.
• Adam gave Li Zuye and Li Zuda a bottle of Felix Felicis each and explained how the potion improved their abilities, making events seem to go more smoothly.
• Third Uncle remarked on the potion’s rarity and difficulty to brew, while Adam’s relatives examined the precious gifts.

Adam gave Felix Felicis to his Hong Kong relatives, then heard stories about his mother’s youth and wondered whether the Li family might be connected to the world of Li Xiaolang. The chapter left him considering that Hong Kong’s Li family could belong to a parallel world.

• Third Uncle and Fourth Aunt reacted with envy when Adam gave Felix Felicis to his cousins, and Adam handed more bottles to his grandparents.
• Second Uncle told Adam that his mother had once fought off bullies who had mistreated him and Third Uncle.
• Adam gave Second Uncle another bottle of Felix Felicis for a possible future cousin, while Second Aunt compared Li Zuda’s grades unfavorably with Adam’s.
• That night, Adam recalled his cousin’s mention of Wind Flower Summon and wondered whether Hong Kong’s Li family was connected to Li Xiaolang and the Book of Sealing.

Adam learned that the world he had dreamed of was likely a parallel world, then spent his remaining days in Hong Kong sightseeing and shopping for magical goods. He found a rare piece of Lightning Struck Jujube Wood at a wizard shop, though its plain appearance disappointed him.

• Adam asked Kero and Suppi about his dream, and they explained that it likely showed him a parallel world and suggested he might be able to travel between worlds.
• Adam learned that the Old Ancestor was occupied with Ministry of Magic officials who wanted him to help overseas after Wang apparently died, and Second Uncle decided to show Adam around Hong Kong during his remaining three days of leave.
• Adam toured Hong Kong with his family and visited a proper wizard shop with Third Uncle.
• After learning the shop accepted Galleons, Adam bought ritual swords, a compass, cinnabar, yellow paper, and other goods in bulk, despite Third Uncle questioning whether he could use them.
• Adam asked the store manager to show him the shop's prized treasure, and the manager presented a seven-hundred-year-old piece of Lightning Struck Jujube Wood that had become difficult to sell.

Adam bought a rare Lightning Struck Jujube Wood and later survived a roadside ambush with Third Uncle. After Adam killed the hidden attacker, he and Third Uncle decided to leave the incident uninvestigated and conceal its traces.

• Adam bought the Lightning Struck Jujube Wood, and the shop owner agreed to deliver his purchases to the Li Family Old Residence.
• Third Uncle worried that Adam had spent too much, but Madam Li told him to let Adam manage his own money and accept the risks of business.
• Adam asked Third Uncle to take him shopping for rare treasures, and an invisible ambusher struck at them with lightning.
• Adam used the Shield Card to block the attack, sealed the area with the Lock Card and Wheel Card, then killed the ambusher with the Thunder Card.
• Adam told Third Uncle not to investigate the attacker, and Third Uncle burned a talisman to prevent anyone from divining what had happened.

Adam learned from Third Uncle how Heaven Concealing Talismans curbed the dangers caused by accurate Chinese divination, then inspected the goods he had bought. The next morning, he visited Diancui Pavilion with Third Uncle and considered buying its famed headdress for Madam Li.

• Adam asked Third Uncle about the Heaven Concealing Talisman and learned it had been created to prevent divination from driving criminals and factions into violent conflict.
• Third Uncle explained that Chinese divination relied on mathematical arts of calculation, and Adam decided he would use talismans rather than study them.
• Adam checked the delivered goods at the Li residence, confirmed nothing was missing, and stored the items in his messenger bag.
• Aunt Fang recommended Diancui Pavilion, and Third Uncle explained that it sold jewelry and ornamental magical artifacts.
• Adam visited Diancui Pavilion with Third Uncle and learned its greatest treasure was a Diancui Headdress set with a phoenix crown, which he considered buying for Madam Li.

Adam visited Diancui Pavilion to buy jewelry and negotiate for its prized Diancui Headdress, and the manager warmly received him after learning he was the Li family's wealthy foreign relative. He selected several pieces from the store's catalog and asked to see catalogs from other jewelry stores while waiting for the owner.

• Adam asked an attendant about buying jewelry, placing custom orders, and bartering for the Diancui Headdress.
• Adam insisted that the attendant contact the store owner, and Manager Chang invited him and Li Chunren to a reception room.
• A male attendant explained to Xiaoyun that Adam had become known for buying the Cheng Family's seven-hundred-year-old Lightning Struck Jujube Wood.
• Manager Chang presented Adam with Diancui Pavilion's jewelry catalog while they waited for the owner.
• Adam chose several pieces from the catalog and asked Manager Chang to bring catalogs from other jewelry stores.