Chapter Summaries

On June 11, 1991, Albus Dumbledore visited Wool's Orphanage to find ten-year-old Ting Ye. Mrs. Gary welcomed him and proudly described Ting Ye, leaving Dumbledore with an impression of a bright, sensible, and studious boy.

• Mrs. Gary answered a visitor’s knock and let the elderly Albus Dumbledore into Wool's Orphanage.
• Dumbledore recalled visiting the orphanage around fifty-seven or fifty-eight years earlier, when Mrs. Cole had helped him.
• Dumbledore introduced himself as a private school headmaster and said he had come to find Ting Ye.
• Mrs. Gary praised Ting Ye’s intelligence, independence, kindness, and love of reading as Dumbledore listened.

Dumbledore visited Wool's Orphanage to investigate Ye Ting and offer him admission to Hogwarts, while Mrs. Gary praised the boy and mentioned his Eton acceptance. Ye Ting's extraordinary childhood and transmigration from another world were revealed, leaving Dumbledore's questions about his hidden magical ability unresolved.

• Dumbledore asked Mrs. Gary whether anything unusual had ever happened to Ye Ting, but she angrily insisted he was a good child.
• Dumbledore reflected that the Book of Admittance confirmed Ye Ting had magical talent, though Mrs. Gary had noticed no magical accidents.
• Dumbledore offered Ye Ting admission to Hogwarts, and Mrs. Gary said he could choose between Hogwarts and Eton before leading Dumbledore to his room.
• The narration described how Ye Ting became a gifted and influential child at Wool's Orphanage and earned an acceptance letter from Eton.
• The narration revealed that Ye Ting had been a university student from another world who was swept through a spatial rift into a dangerous realm connecting universes before arriving in his new life.

Ye Ting recounted how he had regressed into a baby while drifting through spacetime, then discovered he could grow without limits and use magic with a talent for time and space. He had assumed he was living in ordinary Britain until Albus Dumbledore introduced himself as Hogwarts’ headmaster.

• Ye Ting survived the spacetime currents, passed through a crack into a new world, and arrived at an orphanage as a baby with a signed metro card bearing his former name.
• As he grew up, Ye Ting discovered that study and training could strengthen his abilities without limit, and that he had an unusual sense for time and space.
• Ye Ting learned to use magic, including telekinesis, brief control over time within his body, and an unreliable summoning spell that brought strange objects from other worlds.
• Ye Ting raised Himari, a cat demon he had summoned as a kitten, and kept her alongside his collection of otherworldly items.
• Ye Ting opened his door and met Albus Dumbledore, who introduced himself as headmaster of Hogwarts.

Ye Ting met Dumbledore at Wool's Orphanage and agreed to attend Hogwarts after revealing his unusual magical ability. He left with Dumbledore for Diagon Alley to buy school supplies, taking Himari along.

• Ye Ting welcomed Dumbledore and Mrs. Gary into his room, and Mrs. Gary left them alone to talk.
• Dumbledore introduced Hogwarts and demonstrated magic, prompting Ye Ting to show that he could levitate a spoon without a wand.
• Ye Ting explained that he had suspected others possessed magic and eagerly accepted Dumbledore's invitation to attend Hogwarts.
• Ye Ting told Dumbledore he had enough money from writing for children's magazines, then packed Himari into his backpack.
• Ye Ting said goodbye to the orphanage residents and followed Dumbledore into an empty alley on their way to Diagon Alley.

Dumbledore took Ye Ting to Diagon Alley, showing him the hidden entrance and the shops where he would buy what he needed. They reached Gringotts to exchange Muggle money, and the chapter left them facing the bank’s warning-inscribed silver doors.

• Dumbledore Apparated with Ye Ting to an alley, while Himari reacted badly to the journey.
• Dumbledore and Ye Ting entered the Leaky Cauldron, where Tom asked about Harry and Dumbledore said Hagrid would take him to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore tapped a spot on a brick wall to open the entrance to Diagon Alley and welcomed Ye Ting into the magical world.
• Dumbledore guided Ye Ting through Diagon Alley, explaining what the shops sold and what he needed to buy.
• Dumbledore brought Ye Ting to Gringotts, where they passed the goblin guard and encountered silver doors bearing a warning about theft.

Ye Ting exchanged pounds for wizarding currency, then visited Ollivander with Dumbledore to find a wand. After many failed attempts, Ollivander offered him an exquisite purple wand as the one most likely to suit him.

• Ye Ting exchanged two hundred pounds for Galleons and converted one Galleon into Sickles.
• Dumbledore took Ye Ting to Ollivander's shop to buy him a wand.
• Ollivander measured Ye Ting and explained that each wand had unique magical materials and suited its owner.
• Ye Ting's first wand released flames, and Dumbledore extinguished them with Aguamenti.
• Ollivander had Ye Ting test several wands, which caused repeated magical mishaps.
• Ollivander remarked that Ye Ting's magic was even more powerful than Voldemort's, then handed him an exquisite purple wand.

Ye Ting received a powerful wand from Ollivander and designed a new Hogwarts uniform at Madam Malkin’s shop. He and Dumbledore left the wand shop and began shopping for school clothes, where Madam Malkin studied Ye Ting’s finished design.

• Ollivander gave Ye Ting a wand made with a Phoenix King feather and elder tree wood, and it worked smoothly in his hand.
• Ollivander refused payment for the wand and hoped Ye Ting would use it well.
• Dumbledore took Ye Ting to Madam Malkin’s to buy Hogwarts uniforms.
• Ye Ting asked to design his own robes and sketched a fashionable uniform inspired by the Mage's Association.
• Madam Malkin and Dumbledore admired Ye Ting’s design, and Madam Malkin examined the finished drawing.

Ye Ting studied magic before traveling to King's Cross Station to board the Hogwarts Express, where he met Hermione Granger after Himari returned to his compartment in a panic. The chapter left Ye Ting facing Hermione as she pursued the cat demon.

• Ye Ting researched magic and learned simple spells, but he waited until term began to explore more complicated magic.
• Ye Ting arrived at King's Cross Station, entered Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, and boarded the Hogwarts Express.
• Ye Ting chose an empty compartment, let Himari out of his backpack, and began reading Hogwarts, A History.
• Himari wandered out of the compartment and soon rushed back into Ye Ting's arms as Hermione Granger chased after her.

Ye Ting met Hermione Granger on the train and considered whether he could change the story by influencing her to join Ravenclaw. Their conversation was interrupted when Marietta introduced him to Cho Chang, who was delighted to meet another Chinese student.

• Hermione Granger asked to pet Ye Ting's cat, Himari, but Himari hid in Ye Ting's backpack.
• Ye Ting introduced himself to Hermione and invited her into his compartment, hoping to influence her Hogwarts house choice.
• Ye Ting and Hermione discussed the magical world, and Hermione recognized that he was a formidable fellow student.
• Marietta arrived with Cho Chang and introduced herself and her friend to Ye Ting and Hermione.
• Ye Ting greeted Cho Chang in Chinese, and the two began chatting happily in Chinese.

On the train to Hogwarts, Ye Ting encouraged Hermione to hope for Ravenclaw and bonded with her, Cho Chang, and Marietta over the house. As they shared snacks, Ye Ting imagined turning moving Chocolate Frog cards into a collectible card game, but an unexpected incident interrupted him.

• Marietta and Cho Chang joined Ye Ting and Hermione in their compartment, and the four discussed which Hogwarts house was best.
• Ye Ting praised Ravenclaw’s focus on wisdom and knowledge, convincing Hermione to hope she would be sorted there too.
• Ye Ting told Hermione that concentrating on her preferred house might influence the Sorting Hat, and she agreed to try.
• The four discussed Ravenclaw until the train departed, then bought snacks and shared them.
• Ye Ting considered creating a collectible card game using the moving figures on Chocolate Frog cards.
• An unexpected incident interrupted Ye Ting’s thoughts.

Ye Ting and the others helped Neville Longbottom search for his missing toad, Trevor, using Himari to track him. Himari led them to Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, where Ye Ting disarmed Ron after he pointed his wand at her.

• Neville Longbottom asked Ye Ting, Hermione, Cho Chang, and Marietta to help find his toad, Trevor, and they agreed.
• Ye Ting sent his cat demon Himari to track Neville's scent, while the group discussed yaoguai and Himari's nature.
• Himari led the group into Harry Potter and Ron Weasley's compartment, where Ron aimed his wand at her in fear.
• Ye Ting cast Expelliarmus to knock Ron's wand away, then returned it and warned him not to point it at Himari.

Ye Ting and Himari helped Neville find Trevor, who had been hiding in his suitcase, and Ye Ting’s group met Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. After the groups parted, Hermione, Marietta, and Cho discussed Harry and Voldemort while Ye Ting read in silence.

• Ron admitted that he had mistaken Himari for a threat to Scabbers, and Ye Ting introduced himself and the others to Harry and Ron.
• Himari led Neville to his suitcase, where Trevor jumped out when Neville opened it.
• Hermione recognized Harry Potter and told him she had read about his fame in several books.
• Ye Ting spoke with Harry and Ron before leaving with the girls, earning a good impression from both boys.
• Ron envied Ye Ting for sharing a compartment with three girls, while Hermione, Marietta, and Cho discussed Harry and Voldemort on the way back.

Ye Ting explained why he had used the Disarming Charm and defended his conclusions about spellcasting by applying scientific methods. Hermione admitted she was wrong but broke down crying and ran out, leaving the others behind.

• Hermione asked Ye Ting what spell he had used, and he identified it as the Disarming Charm, or Expelliarmus.
• Ye Ting said the charm’s short incantation let him cast it quickly and seize the initiative in a duel.
• Hermione challenged Ye Ting’s conclusion because it was not written in spellbooks, and he described comparing spells through controlled experiments.
• Ye Ting argued that scientific methods could help study magic and that wizarding authorities were not always correct.
• Cho Chang praised Ye Ting’s approach, while Hermione apologized and then burst into tears and ran out.

Ye Ting followed Hermione after she left the compartment in tears and tried to comfort her, but his teasing and lecture left her flustered and strangely dissatisfied. Hermione returned to the compartment blushing after asking Ye Ting to guide her at Hogwarts.

• Marietta and Cho Chang agreed that Ye Ting seemed older and more mature than other boys their age.
• Ye Ting followed Hermione into the corridor and apologized, then rubbed her head and caught her hand as she tried to punch him.
• Ye Ting lectured Hermione about handling disagreements through reason rather than crying, ruining the romantic mood.
• Hermione asked Ye Ting to guide her after they entered Hogwarts, and his compliment made her flee back to the compartment with a red face.
• Cho Chang and Marietta pretended they had not been eavesdropping when Hermione and Ye Ting returned.

Ye Ting and the first-years arrived at Hogwarts, where Hagrid led them by boat to the castle. Professor McGonagall welcomed the students and explained that they would soon be sorted into Houses.

• Ye Ting listened as Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle argued and fought with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, ending with Scabbers biting Malfoy.
• Ye Ting said goodbye to Cho Chang and Marietta, then led Hermione to join Hagrid and the other first-years.
• Ye Ting and Hermione shared a boat with Harry and Ron as the students crossed the lake toward Hogwarts.
• Hagrid brought the students to the castle entrance, where Professor McGonagall took charge of them.
• Professor McGonagall explained the House system and left the first-years waiting before the Sorting.

Ye Ting reassured Hermione about the Sorting before a quarrel over the Houses was interrupted by a visit from Hogwarts ghosts. Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the Great Hall, where they lined up for the Sorting ceremony.

• Hermione worried that she might not be sorted into Ravenclaw, and Ye Ting told her that strongly stating her preference could influence the Sorting Hat.
• Ron Weasley declared that Gryffindor was the best House, sparking a loud argument among the new students.
• Ye Ting led Hermione away from the crowd and comforted her after more than twenty ghosts burst through the walls and frightened the students.
• A plump monk ghost welcomed the new students and hoped they would join Hufflepuff before Professor McGonagall returned and sent the ghosts away.
• Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the Great Hall and lined them up before the older students and teachers.

At Hogwarts' Sorting ceremony, Ye Ting watched Hermione persuade the Sorting Hat to place her in Ravenclaw, showing him that the expected story could change. When Ye Ting put on the hat, it could not read his mind, and he wondered if his journey through the time-space tunnel had made his soul unreadable.

• The Sorting Hat sang its annual song before Professor McGonagall began sorting the first-years.
• Hermione Granger persuaded the Sorting Hat to assign her to Ravenclaw, and Cho Chang and Marietta welcomed her at the table.
• Neville ran toward Gryffindor with the Sorting Hat still on his head, amusing the crowd.
• Ye Ting drew attention in his distinctive cloak and put on the Sorting Hat despite its filth and stench.
• The Sorting Hat exclaimed that it could not see Ye Ting's thoughts, and Ye Ting suspected the time-space tunnel had left him with an unreadable soul.

Ye Ting joined Ravenclaw and impressed his fellow students with his knowledge during the start-of-term feast. After Dumbledore announced several school rules, the chapter left Ye Ting aware that the forbidden fourth-floor corridor would be the source of the school year's greatest danger.

• Ye Ting chose Ravenclaw after the Sorting Hat let him decide, and Ravenclaw students enthusiastically welcomed him.
• Harry Potter was sorted into Gryffindor, while Lisa Turpin joined Ravenclaw, Ron Weasley joined Gryffindor, and Blaise Zabini joined Slytherin.
• Ye Ting told Hermione and Cho Chang that Dumbledore's strange words meant “May Merlin bless you” when read backward in Latin, and explained that he had also studied Ancient Celtic and Old Norman.
• Ye Ting enjoyed the Hogwarts feast and praised its food, though Cho Chang did not understand his comparison to Shanghai.
• Dumbledore announced rules about the forest, corridor magic, Quidditch trials, and avoiding the fourth-floor corridor, which Ye Ting knew would be the source of the school year's greatest accident.

Dumbledore led the students in the Hogwarts school song before the first-years followed their prefects to their dormitories. Ye Ting answered Ravenclaw's door riddle, entered the common room, and settled in with his new roommates.

• Dumbledore had the students sing the Hogwarts school song, and the Weasley twins finished it to the Funeral March.
• Penelope Clearwater led the Ravenclaw first-years to their common room and explained that they had to answer the eagle knocker's riddle to enter.
• Ye Ting answered “Silence,” and the knocker opened the door.
• Penelope introduced Ravenclaw and showed the students the common room and dormitories.
• Ye Ting met Anthony Goldstein, Terry Boot, and Michael Corner, settled in with Himari, and went to bed with his roommates.

Ye Ting summoned the Clockwork Automaton Orianna and activated her by winding the key in her back. Orianna awakened and formed a contract-like connection with him, leaving Ye Ting to face the newly living mechanical girl.

• Ye Ting waited until his roommates were asleep, then used his monthly summoning ability beside the fireplace.
• A metal sphere emerged from a rift and unfolded to reveal Orianna, a mechanical girl with a winding key in her back.
• Ye Ting turned Orianna's key, awakening her soul and forming a contract-like bond with him.
• Orianna opened her glowing eyes and watched Ye Ting from where she sat curled on the floor.