Recaps

Gerard Green, an eleven-year-old cultivator living in rural Essex in 1989, discovered that an owl had delivered him a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He opened the letter and was stunned by its heading.

• Gerard tended sheep and found an Ironwire Vine, a low-grade spiritual herb.
• Luke told Gerard that he had seen an owl flying with a letter, but Gerard dismissed it as an escaped pet.
• At dinner, Grandpa Henry asked whether Gerard would attend the local school, and Gerard left the question unanswered.
• Gerard practiced the Divine Firmament Five-Elements Heavenly Thunder Art in the attic and hoped to advance his cultivation.
• An owl entered through Gerard's skylight and delivered a letter addressed to him at Henry Hall's home.
• Gerard opened the letter and saw that it came from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Gerard Green received an acceptance letter to Hogwarts and asked Professor Minerva McGonagall for help with the unfamiliar school supplies and their cost. McGonagall visited his guardian, Grandpa Henry, explained that Hogwarts would cover Gerard’s schooling through a bursary, and revealed that Gerard was a wizard by levitating a teapot.

• Gerard read his Hogwarts acceptance letter and worried that he did not know where to buy the required books or how to pay for them.
• Gerard wrote to Minerva McGonagall asking for guidance and sent his reply by owl.
• Minerva McGonagall arrived the next morning and explained Gerard’s acceptance to Grandpa Henry.
• Grandpa Henry worried that he could not afford Hogwarts, so McGonagall assured him that tuition, room, and board were free and that Gerard had received the highest level of bursary for his first year.
• Grandpa Henry questioned whether Hogwarts was real, and McGonagall levitated a teapot before telling him that Gerard was a wizard.

Gerald agreed to attend Hogwarts, and Professor McGonagall took him to the wizarding world to begin shopping for school supplies. They entered Diagon Alley, where Gerald saw the magical community for the first time.

• Professor McGonagall explained that Hogwarts could teach Gerald to control his magic, and Gerald told Grandpa Henry he wanted to go.
• Grandpa Henry entrusted Gerald to Professor McGonagall, who explained the enrollment arrangements and took him from town by Apparition.
• Gerald arrived at the Leaky Cauldron and learned that Muggles could not see the pub or the magical entrance it provided.
• Professor McGonagall tapped bricks in the courtyard wall, opening a passage to Diagon Alley.
• Gerald gazed at the crowded magical street as Professor McGonagall welcomed him to Diagon Alley.

Gerald visited Diagon Alley with Professor McGonagall to buy his school supplies and discovered that his wand contained primordial qi that activated his cultivation art. The Kirin Horn Wand chose him, and a message identified it as an unbound high-grade magical artifact.

• Professor McGonagall gave Gerald a Gringotts key and money to pay for his school supplies.
• Gerald bought his textbooks at Flourish and Blotts while McGonagall covered the cost.
• At Ollivander's, Gerald tried several wands before a hornbeam wand with a kirin horn core responded to him.
• Gerald sensed primordial qi in the wand and watched it activate the Divine Firmament Five-Elements Heavenly Thunder Art.
• A message identified the Kirin Horn Wand as an unbound high-grade magical artifact.

Gerald bought a wand from Ollivander, then followed Professor McGonagall to a secondhand shop for his Hogwarts robes. As the Weasley family arrived, Gerald recognized them and realized he was about to meet them.

• Gerald accepted Ollivander's wand sheath, paid seven Galleons, and left the shop with his wand.
• Professor McGonagall gave Gerald the suitcase of school supplies she had bought and took him to find robes.
• Gerald chose the cheaper secondhand shop and tried on a robe that Mrs. Winkle found for him.
• Mrs. Winkle searched for more clothes while the Weasley family entered the shop, and Gerald recognized them.

Gerald met the Weasley family while buying his Hogwarts robes and learned why the Weasleys could not receive financial aid. He invested ten Galleons in Fred and George’s prank-making plans, and the twins welcomed him as their partner.

• Gerald met Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, Ron, and Percy while shopping with Professor McGonagall.
• Gerald reassured Ron that he would probably be sorted into Gryffindor and bought discounted robes from Mrs. Winkle.
• Fred and George told Gerald that wizarding children could not receive financial aid if both parents were alive.
• Gerald offered Fred and George ten Galleons to fund their magical prank inventions, and they called him their new partner.

After Professor McGonagall took Gerald to Diagon Alley and brought him home, he began practicing magic with his new wand. He learned several beginner spells but failed to cast advanced ones, and looked forward to starting at Hogwarts.

• Professor McGonagall returned Gerald to Grandpa Henry’s yard, gave him his Hogwarts Express ticket, and explained how to find Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
• Gerald promised Grandpa Henry that he would make money and expand the farm, then went to the attic to study his spells.
• Gerald discovered his suitcase had an Undetectable Extension Charm and used blood to make the Kirin Horn Wand acknowledge him as its master.
• Gerald successfully cast Wingardium Leviosa and learned most of the beginner spells, including Reparo.
• Gerald failed to cast Sectumsempra and considered finding a way around the Trace before returning home from Hogwarts.

Gerald practiced cultivation and magic, concluding that wizarding power could be developed through repetition and testing his first Transfiguration spells. After using Ironwire Vines to cultivate, he decided he would need to search elsewhere for stronger spiritual herbs, thinking of a place he could visit once school started.

• Gerald completed his Mountain-Holding Fist practice and advanced his Chain-Form Essence Refinement progress.
• Gerald tested the Levitation Charm and suspected that magical ability could grow through practice and emotional intensity.
• Gerald studied A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration and partially changed a twig into a needle.
• Gerald continued practicing Transfiguration until he felt weak, then ate Ironwire Vines and cultivated.
• Gerald noticed the herbs had become less effective and thought of a place to search for better ones after school began.

Gerald left Essex for Hogwarts, and Uncle Jack revealed that Gerald’s father and grandfather had died in an explosion in London eight years earlier. At King’s Cross, Gerald recognized a boy named Cedric and wondered if he was Cedric Diggory.

• Gerald said goodbye to Grandpa Henry and left with Uncle Jack for London, carrying a trunk full of school supplies and homemade food.
• Uncle Jack described Gerald’s father, Victor, as a loyal and brave friend who had protected him since childhood.
• Uncle Jack revealed that Victor and Gerald’s grandfather had died in an explosion in London’s West End, prompting Gerald to suspect their deaths might be connected to Peter Pettigrew.
• Gerald reached King’s Cross, said goodbye to Uncle Jack, and headed toward the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten.
• Gerald heard a man encourage a boy named Cedric to walk through the wall and wondered if the boy was Cedric Diggory.

Gerald boarded the Hogwarts Express for his first journey to Hogwarts and reunited with Fred and George Weasley, meeting fellow first-year Lee Jordan along the way. The three boys shared sweets and began their friendship as Lee invited them to join in eating Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans.

• Gerald passed through the barrier to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and saw Cedric Diggory as a first-year.
• Fred and George Weasley greeted Gerald, and Mrs. Weasley introduced him to Charlie Weasley.
• Gerald boarded the Hogwarts Express with Fred and George and amazed them by lifting his heavy trunk with one hand.
• Fred and George introduced themselves, and Gerald ate an old Honeydukes toffee they offered him.
• Lee Jordan joined them in the compartment with a bag of sweets and opened a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans.

Gerald traveled to Hogwarts with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, where he used a charm to catch a Chocolate Frog and received a rare Agrippa card. After arriving at night, he sensed that Hogwarts had far denser spiritual qi than Nameless Town, making it an ideal place to cultivate.

• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan sampled Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, while Gerald got toffee.
• Gerald caught a Chocolate Frog with Wingardium Leviosa, and its card turned out to be the rare Agrippa card Lee Jordan valued at seventy or eighty Galleons.
• Lee Jordan let Gerald keep the rare card, then shared more Chocolate Frogs as the train traveled toward Hogwarts.
• Gerald considered whether to warn Dumbledore about Voldemort's future return, but decided not to draw attention to himself.
• Gerald woke as the train arrived at Hogwarts and joined Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in leaving the train.
• Gerald sensed that Hogwarts had spiritual qi several times denser than Nameless Town and realized it could speed up his cultivation.

Gerald joined the first-years’ journey to Hogwarts, befriended Hagrid by helping Cedric, and used a Levitation Charm to retrieve a trunk from the Black Lake. He arrived at the castle and waited with the others for the Sorting Ceremony, wondering which house he would enter.

• Gerald followed Hagrid toward the Black Lake and helped Cedric gather his belongings and lift his trunk.
• Gerald crossed the lake in a boat with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, and used a Levitation Charm to retrieve a girl’s trunk from the water.
• The first-years reached the castle, where Professor McGonagall took charge and explained the four houses and the Sorting Ceremony.
• While the first-years waited outside the Great Hall, Fred and George spread frightening rumors about the sorting, and Gerald wondered which house would choose him.

Gerald entered the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony and considered which Hogwarts house would best suit him. After Gerald chose Hufflepuff, the Sorting Hat unexpectedly sorted him into Gryffindor.

• Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the Great Hall, where the Sorting Hat sang before the ceremony began.
• Cassius Warrington was sorted into Slytherin, Fred and George Weasley into Gryffindor, and Cedric Diggory into Hufflepuff.
• When Gerald sat beneath the Sorting Hat, it sensed his unusual spiritual energy and considered Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff for him.
• Gerald chose Hufflepuff in his mind, but the Sorting Hat shouted, "Gryffindor!"

Gerald was sorted into Gryffindor after a lengthy deliberation, then feasted and settled into his new dormitory with Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Kenneth Towler. As the boys discussed girls before bed, Gerald claimed he was not interested in them because they would slow down his wand draw.

• Professor McGonagall placed Gerald under the Sorting Hat, which sent him to Gryffindor after a rare hatstall.
• Gerald joined Fred and George at the Gryffindor table and ate a huge amount of food at the feast.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students, and Gerald ignored his rules while planning to explore the Forbidden Forest for spirit herbs.
• Prefect Charlie led Gerald and the other Gryffindors to the common room and explained the dormitory staircase restrictions.
• Gerald shared a dormitory with Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Kenneth Towler, and listened to the boys talk about girls.
• When Lee Jordan asked Gerald what he thought, Gerald said he was not interested in girls because they would slow down his wand draw.

Gerard practiced cultivation overnight and planned to explore the Forbidden Forest, while his first Transfiguration lesson showed how far his summer practice had advanced. The chapter ended with him deciding to visit Hagrid during lunch to arrange access to the forest.

• Gerard cultivated in Gryffindor Tower and planned to win Hagrid's approval and eventually obtain the Marauder's Map.
• Gerard ate breakfast in the Great Hall and reached the Transfiguration classroom before the other students.
• Professor McGonagall revealed herself after changing back from a cat and demonstrated turning a match into a silver needle.
• Gerard transfigured his match successfully on his first attempt, earning ten points for Gryffindor.
• Vivian Carrow eventually turned her match into a bent silver needle, while Gerard decided to visit Hagrid's Hut at lunch.

Gerald persuaded Hagrid to take him into the Forbidden Forest by claiming his pet rat had run away. While searching, Gerald detected several spiritual herbs, leaving him excited by the forest's bounty.

• Gerald collected steaks from the school kitchen and visited Hagrid's hut.
• Gerald told Hagrid his pet rat had run into the Forbidden Forest and asked for help finding it.
• Hagrid agreed to escort Gerald into the forest, warning him to stay close and touch nothing.
• Hagrid pointed out magical plants and creatures as Gerald searched for spiritual herbs.
• Gerald's panel detected Seven-Star Grass, Heaven-Subduing Flower, Ironwire Vine, and Moonlight Fern.

Gerard harvested spirit herbs in the Forbidden Forest and considered selling spirit elixirs to make money. Hagrid stopped the search for Little Gray before they reached dangerous parts of the forest, while Gerard thought about the pet he had chosen inside Hogwarts Castle.

• Gerard found and harvested tier-three Seven-Star Grass, then told Hagrid he wanted the herbs to make and sell potions.
• Gerard considered making spirit elixir from Ironwire Vine and recruiting the Weasley brothers to help sell it.
• Hagrid grew suspicious about Gerard's reason for entering the Forbidden Forest, but Gerard convinced him to continue searching for Little Gray.
• Hagrid stopped them before they ventured deeper into the Forbidden Forest and promised to keep looking for Little Gray during his patrols.
• Gerard declined Hagrid's offer of a replacement rat and thought about the pet he had chosen inside Hogwarts Castle.

After gathering herbs in the Forbidden Forest, Gerald consumed a Moonlight Fern and made a major cultivation gain. He joined Fred, George, and Lee Jordan's Dungbomb Plan, hoping the prank would give him a chance to steal the Marauder's Map from Filch's Office, then arrived at a tense Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

• Gerald returned from the Forbidden Forest and ate a Moonlight Fern, advancing his chain-form essence refinement cultivation to level eight.
• Gerald found Fred, George, and Lee Jordan planning to set off Dungbombs and agreed to join them so he could use the chaos to reach Filch's Office and take the Marauder's Map.
• Gerald gathered his textbook and went with the others to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom on the fourth floor.
• Gerald noticed Gryffindor and Slytherin students glaring at each other from opposite sides of the classroom.

Gerald confronted Graham Montague after Montague insulted him, then accepted his challenge to a wizard duel in Professor Winslet’s class. Gerald disarmed Montague and followed with two spells that sent him crashing into the corridor again.

• Montague insulted Gerald and called him a Mudblood, so Gerald grabbed him and threw him through the classroom doorway.
• Professor Winslet arrived and introduced herself as the new Defence Against Dark Magic teacher, then heard what had happened.
• Montague challenged Gerald to a wizard duel, and Gerald accepted despite warnings from Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Gerald disarmed Montague with Expelliarmus, lifted him with Wingardium Leviosa, and blasted him into the corridor with Three-Foot Push.
• Professor Winslet recognized Gerald’s rapid spell sequence as a possible spell combination.

Gerald impressed his classmates by defeating Montague with a quick string of spells, then joined Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in a Dungbomb distraction. While Filch chased the chaos, Gerald broke into Filch’s office and found the Marauder’s Map.

• Gerald disarmed Montague, knocked him back, and broke his arm, earning Gryffindor a five-point penalty from Professor Winslet.
• Professor Winslet took Montague to the Hospital Wing, then taught the class about the Disarming Charm.
• At dinner, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan planned to use Dungbombs to draw Filch away from his office.
• Gerald and the others set off Dungbombs on the third and second floors, distracting Filch and Mrs. Norris.
• Gerald unlocked Filch’s office, found a blank piece of parchment in a drawer of confiscated items, and recited the Marauder’s Map incantation.

Gerald used the Marauder’s Map to help himself, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan evade Filch after their prank, then shared the map with the twins and hinted at a future plan. On Thursday morning, he headed to his first Potions lesson and worried that Snape might discover his secrets.

• Gerald found the Marauder’s Map in Filch’s office and used it to see Hogwarts and everyone moving through it.
• Gerald spotted Filch blocking their planned escape route and guided Fred, George, and Lee through a secret passage to Gryffindor Tower.
• Gerald showed the twins the Marauder’s Map, called them partners, and kept his larger plan secret.
• Filch found no evidence against the boys, and the next few days passed without incident.
• Gerald got up early on Thursday for flying class, ate breakfast, and prepared to face Snape in Potions while fretting about his secrets.

Gerald attended his first Potions lesson with Snape, impressed the class by answering difficult questions, and showed skill brewing the Cure for Boils. The chapter ended with Gerald adjusting the recipe after Snape pointed out a flaw in his potion.

• Gerald found that his book on magical herbs barely covered the spirit herbs he had gathered and went to Potions class.
• Snape questioned the students, and Gerald answered questions about potion ingredients and brewing while Ravenclaw and Gryffindor lost points.
• Snape taught the class to brew the Cure for Boils and warned them to add porcupine quills only after the snake fangs had dissolved.
• Gerald brewed with Lee Jordan and noticed similarities between Potions and the alchemy of cultivation systems.
• Snape told Gerald his potion was too pale and advised him to reduce the porcupine quills by one-third, and Gerald thanked him.

Gerald brewed a successful boil-cure potion in Potions class and earned points from Snape before heading to his first flying lesson. He learned to control a broom steadily but still dreamed of flying on the Sword of Gryffindor.

• Gerald followed Snape's instructions while brewing the potion, and Snape awarded Gerald and Lee Jordan two points each for their successful brew.
• Gerald, Lee Jordan, George, and Fred walked to flying class while the twins and Lee Jordan traded stories about their childhood broom mishaps.
• Gerald reflected on how he hoped to fly on a sword one day and decided the Sword of Gryffindor would make a good flying sword.
• Madam Hooch instructed the students to summon their brooms, and Gerald's broom flew neatly into his hand while Lee Jordan struggled with his.
• Gerald mounted his broom and rose about a meter into the air, then found that leaning his body guided the broom steadily forward.

Gerald practiced flying, then visited the Hogwarts library to research how potions and alchemy might overlap. He found a dusty book on Eastern herbs that suggested others in the wizarding world had explored the same field.

• Gerald steadied Lee Jordan on his broom while Fred and George raced around the Black Lake during flying class.
• Madam Hooch let the students fly short distances, and Gerald completed several laps around the grounds.
• Gerald declined to join Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Kenneth Towler in watching Quidditch practice, choosing to visit the library instead.
• Gerald found books on potions and herbology and considered whether spiritual herbs could be used when brewing potions.
• Gerald discovered the neglected booklet Eastern Herbology Studies, which mentioned herbs such as ginseng, lingzhi, and fo-ti.

Gerald borrowed advanced books on potions and Eastern herbs, then used Hagrid’s hut to refine spiritual herbs into liquid. He finished with bottles of Foundation-Stabilizing Liquid, Three-Yang Water, and Seven-Star Dew, eager to see how much his cultivation would increase.

• Gerald borrowed four advanced books from the library after learning that potion-making shared principles with alchemy.
• Gerald went to Hagrid’s hut, where Hagrid welcomed him and helped prepare a low flame for brewing.
• Gerald extracted Ironwire Vine into eleven bottles of Foundation-Stabilizing Liquid.
• Gerald refined Heaven-Subduing Flower and Seven-Star Grass into Three-Yang Water and Seven-Star Dew.
• Gerald examined the Seven-Star Dew and anticipated the cultivation gains from drinking the spiritual liquids.