Recaps

Wade Grey settled into Hogwarts, built the SSC study group, and distinguished himself in classes while learning about the school’s dangers and eccentric traditions. The arc left Wade and his friends preparing for more of school life as they encountered Cedric Diggory and sampled wizarding sweets.

• Wade discovered he could use magic, learned that his parents were Squibs, and accepted his place at Hogwarts despite Ferdinand’s concerns about prejudice.
• McGonagall took Wade and his parents to Diagon Alley, where Wade bought his supplies and received a Poplar Wood Wand with a Unicorn Hair core.
• Wade met Hermione and Neville on the Hogwarts Express, then joined Ravenclaw after asking the Sorting Hat for Hufflepuff.
• Wade excelled in early lessons and helped Theo, Ryan, Michael, Hermione, and Neville practice in an abandoned classroom that became their study space.
• Wade persuaded his classmates to take advantage of their limited time at Hogwarts, helping inspire a brief schoolwide turn toward diligent study.
• Neville crashed during Flying Lessons, and Theo and Ryan led Wade, Michael, and the others to the kitchens for a meal with the House-elves.
• Wade and his friends formed the SSC group, while Hermione told them about the Three-headed Dog guarding a locked room on the fourth floor.
• Wade improved his spellwork and brewing, learned Cedric Diggory was helping younger students shop in Hogsmeade, and joined his friends in trying wizarding sweets.

Wade helps his classmates face a troll, thwarts Quirrell’s attempt to harm Harry, and tells Dumbledore about Voldemort’s plan for the Philosopher’s Stone. He creates the Book of Friends over the Christmas holiday and leaves for Diagon Alley with his parents.

• Wade’s spell-learning diagrams helped Anthony Goldstein master the Levitation Charm, and Flitwick praised the method.
• Wade and his friends worked together to defeat a troll, with Wade making it slip and Hermione knocking it unconscious with its club.
• Wade overheard Quirrell and Voldemort plotting to kill Harry, then later knocked Quirrell down during the Quidditch match to stop him cursing Harry’s broom.
• Wade began studying Alchemy with Professor Terence Murray and demonstrated his skill with advanced spells to Flitwick.
• Wade and the Weasley Twins shared what they knew about the Philosopher’s Stone and Voldemort, then Wade told Dumbledore, who ordered them to keep the secret from Harry.
• Wade created the Book of Friends, a pair of linked parchments that let people exchange messages, and gave copies to friends and family.
• Dumbledore discovered that Wade had not given him a Book of Friends and warned Murray not to try to control or patronize Wade.
• Wade’s parents took him to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies, and Ferdinand gave him a Daily Prophet subscription.

Wade sold the Book of Friends, began his first year at Hogwarts, and used his growing resources to protect and support others. After finding and containing Voldemort’s hidden diadem, he confronted Malfoy when Malfoy attacked Neville and Hermione.

• Wade traveled to Suoluo Garden, where Professor Murray introduced him to distinguished wizards who examined the Book of Friends and recognized its potential.
• Wade signed a licensing agreement with Marchioni for fifty thousand Galleons and royalties, then helped Marchioni’s workshop prepare the book for production.
• Professor Murray gave Wade a mysterious blue-black sliver and later a box as a reward and a test, while Wade told his parents about the sale and saw Ferdinand’s fear for his safety.
• Wade boarded the Hogwarts Express, met with Michael, Theo, and Ryan, and learned that influential wizarding families had taken an interest in him and the Book of Friends.
• At Hogwarts, Wade discovered the Room of Requirement with help from the House-elves, followed a demanding study schedule, and agreed to let Harry join SSC so he could grow stronger against Voldemort.
• Wade found Tom Riddle’s diadem in the Room of Requirement and sealed it in a protective box, then learned from Silly Barnaby that removing the dangerous object counted as a good deed.
• When Malfoy cursed Neville and insulted Hermione, Wade arrived with his friends, freed the students, and challenged Malfoy to a duel.
• Wade disarmed Malfoy, dodged his Leg-Locker Curse as it struck Nott, and cast Tarantallegra on Malfoy before leaving with the others.

Wade welcomed Harry into the SSC, faced Malfoy’s ambush, and continued building his skills and alliances. When Norbert was injured in the Forbidden Forest, Wade helped save her and an injured Unicorn, while Harry accused Quirrell and Snape of attacking them and Wade prepared to reveal what the group had kept from him.

• Wade confessed his rule-breaking to Professors McGonagall, Snape, and Flitwick, and after hearing his account the professors punished Malfoy and awarded Wade points for defending a fellow student.
• Hermione brought Harry to the Umbrella Room, where Wade and the SSC members welcomed him, shared study notes, and began teaching him practical defensive spells.
• Wade hired Remus Lupin as an agent and magic tutor, met Marchioni to discuss the Book of Friends and Softlight Badge, and received Professor Murray’s permission to visit Hogsmeade.
• Malfoy organized an ambush in the Potions classroom, but Wade used magic and insects to trap the Slytherins, disarmed them, and warned them to stop bullying his companions.
• Neville replaced his father’s wand with a Cherry Wood and Unicorn Hair Wand and successfully disarmed Hermione, while Harry and Ron reconciled after discussing why Harry had not invited him to the SSC.
• Hagrid’s Norwegian Ridgeback hatched, and Wade later tested a Vanishing Cabinet with Lupin before abandoning the experiment after a Dwarf Pig Monster died.
• Harry and Wade followed Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest after hearing a roar, where Wade stopped Norbert’s bleeding and Dumbledore healed an injured Unicorn.
• At the Hospital Wing, Harry told the SSC members that he suspected Quirrell and Snape had attacked Norbert and the Unicorn, and Wade calmed him before offering to reveal what the group had kept from him.