Recaps

Shawn reclaimed the Black family’s property, manipulated Tom Riddle into a new body, and set him to command the Death Eaters. Tom began consolidating power and proposed capturing Voldemort’s main soul, while Shawn returned to Hogwarts to investigate the rumors surrounding him and seek a teacher for Purple Shadow.

• Shawn forced Lucius to return the Black family’s properties and later tortured Old Nott, while Theodore warned him that Voldemort had returned.
• Shawn used Legilimency and a hallucinogen to enter Tom’s memories, then cast Soul Lock at Tom’s most vulnerable moment and transferred his soul into a specially made body.
• Tom attacked Shawn with a weakened Killing Curse, then went to Hogsmeade while Shawn ordered Draco to keep Tom’s identity secret.
• Moody questioned the Order about pure-bloods gathering alchemy materials, while Mundungus stole intelligence and sold it to a concealed buyer.
• Tom summoned the Death Eaters to Riddle House, demanded money and Hogwarts governor seats, and ordered them to infiltrate the Ministry and expand their resources.
• Tom told Shawn he could sense Voldemort and proposed imprisoning the main soul as a Horcrux, while Shawn warned Tom to prioritize his safety.
• Shawn returned to Hogwarts, ordered Alice to investigate the rumors implicating Ron, Cormac McLaggen, and Pansy Parkinson, and went to find a teacher for Purple Shadow.

Shawn strengthened the Throne, forged alliances, and confronted the Pure-blood Association while preparing for Voldemort’s return. He expanded his influence through a public magic tour and claimed Aragog’s colony before Tom set out for Albania.

• Shawn borrowed Fawkes from Dumbledore in exchange for finding another Horcrux, while Grindelwald told Vita to let Shawn handle Voldemort and impersonate Hogwarts’ next Defense Against Dark Magic teacher.
• After Harry won Gryffindor the Quidditch Cup, Shawn gathered the Throne, introduced Tom as the Duke of Spades, and turned down Tom’s request to train Theodore.
• Shawn worked with Lucius to reshape Death Eater family businesses, gave Tom Slytherin’s Locket, and learned that Dumbledore suspected he was the child of prophecy.
• Shawn and Tom defeated two Pure-blood Association elders, discovered their network extended across countries, and Shawn sought Old Fawley’s advice about acquiring the Hogwarts governors’ seats.
• Shawn found Theodore weakened by the Nott family’s life-shortening technique, then brought Draco to visit Harry and revealed their family ties, including Sirius’s status as Harry’s godfather.
• Shawn toured Eton and Oxford with magic performances before the International Association of Wizards ordered him to stop, then used his gains to strengthen his spells.
• Shawn tested his upgraded magic in the Forbidden Forest, subdued Aragog, restored his strength, and claimed the Acromantula colony as livestock.
• Shawn gave Tom ten Alchemy Cards containing level-seven Thunderlight Swords before Tom left for Albania to pursue Voldemort.

Shawn returned to Hogwarts, pursued the Grey Lady and the Greengrass family’s support, and began secret lessons with Vita while investigating Voldemort and the Resurrection Potion. He pushed Dumbledore to consider reforms and reopen Sirius’s case, then began training the Slytherin Quidditch team.

• Shawn stood with Neville against Augusta Longbottom’s demand that Neville stay away from him, and Neville chose to follow Shawn to Hogwarts.
• Shawn trapped Peeves and enlisted him to help find the Grey Lady, then attended the feast where Dumbledore introduced Lockhart as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Shawn refused Daphne and Astoria’s initial appeal for help with Astoria’s blood curse, then took Theodore to the Acromantula nest and gathered spider meat.
• Shawn investigated Lockhart and discovered that Vita was behind the disguise, while Vinda Rosier claimed she had promised Shawn’s mother to become his godmother.
• Vita criticized Shawn’s conduct, arranged concealed lessons, and began teaching him control, leadership, and political strategy.
• Shawn persuaded Snape to contact Lucius and help the Pure-blood Association in exchange for the possibility of access to the Resurrection Stone, after Snape identified the golden potion as an incomplete Resurrection Potion.
• Shawn told Dumbledore that Muggle technology threatened the International Statute of Secrecy and asked him to reopen Sirius’s case, securing a Christmas visit to Azkaban.
• Shawn told Dumbledore about Voldemort’s recruitment attempt and Horcruxes, then trained the Slytherin Quidditch team by directing Marcus and Terra to send Bludgers toward him.

Shawn strengthened his political control over the Death Eaters, mastered a powerful dragon Patronus, and led Slytherin to victory over Gryffindor. The arc ended with Shawn revealing himself as Lord Black to the Death Eaters after a spectacular duel with Dumbledore.

• Shawn took control of the Death Eaters’ internal discipline, ordered them to placate Fudge while gathering evidence against him, and persuaded Snape to continue researching the alchemy machine in exchange for the Resurrection Stone.
• Tom fought coordinated attackers in Albania, found evidence tied to an ouroboros, and asked Shawn to investigate the Diadem of Wisdom.
• Vita taught Shawn to manage his ambition and political subordinates, and Shawn decided to pressure Fudge and cultivate Barty Crouch as a potential ally.
• Shawn learned the Patronus Charm from Vita and produced an Yinglong that destroyed a Dementor, prompting her to warn him to pass it off as an Occamy.
• Shawn led Slytherin to a 200–160 Quidditch victory over Gryffindor, using curving Bludgers and Cloudy Sky to overcome the opposing team’s tricks.
• Shawn examined Astoria’s viper form and discovered that her blood curse could eventually prevent her from returning to human form.
• At Malfoy Manor, Shawn appeared as Tom and duelled Dumbledore, who challenged his political ambitions and trained against his Yinglong Patronus.
• Shawn and Dumbledore unleashed their strongest spells, then Shawn revealed himself as Lord Black, prompting Lucius and Wenge to pledge allegiance while the Death Eaters and disguised Aurors reacted in confusion.