Chapter Summaries

After unleashing Hellfire Rain on the American Wizarding gangs, Bell gathered the prisoners and Special Operations Team and transported them underground inside Ten Thousand Snakes. They reached a gang headquarters, where the prisoners ambushed its defenders, and Bell continued the assault while keeping Ten Thousand Snakes’ full power hidden.

• Bell worried about Hellfire Rain’s accuracy and warned everyone not to resist before summoning Ten Thousand Snakes to swallow them.
• Bell and Shanna boarded Ten Thousand Snakes, which burrowed underground and carried the group to a nearby gang headquarters.
• Ten Thousand Snakes burst from the ground, then spat out the prisoners, who attacked the surprised gang Wizards.
• Some gang Wizards escaped with Side-Along Apparition, while the rest were overwhelmed and the survivors were collected.
• Bell departed with the group, deciding not to reveal Ten Thousand Snakes’ full strength because he feared others would covet it.

Bell concealed Ten Thousand Snakes’ full power, then returned exhausted after a night of attacking gang strongholds. As the surviving gang leaders gathered to discuss the Menethil Family, most favored caution over fighting, leaving the meeting unresolved.

• Bell decided not to reveal Ten Thousand Snakes’ full power to outsiders and planned to alter witnesses’ memories of Mad Bear’s Curse Breath.
• Bell and his group caught five gangs before returning to the Menethil Family headquarters at daybreak, where Bell collapsed into bed.
• The surviving gang leaders gathered as the American Wizarding World reacted to the Menethil Family’s strength.
• The Madagascar Lion’s Claw Leader called for the gangs to unite and wipe out the Menethil Family, but the other leaders stayed silent.
• The Eagle of Freedom Leader urged caution while eyeing the crisis as a chance to replace the Magical Congress.
• The Devouring Teeth of Evil Leader recommended waiting and watching, voicing the cautious view shared by the others.

The leaders of the wizarding groups argued over whether to confront the Menethil Family, while the Madagascar Lion's Claw Leader stormed out. Bell woke after exhausting himself with Hellfire Rain and learned that Shanna had frightened the Aurors investigating the Menethil Family headquarters, prompting them to demand answers.

• The Madagascar Lion's Claw Leader accused the other leaders of being afraid and left the meeting after they refused to act against the Menethil Family.
• Bell woke after sleeping for more than twelve hours and asked Shanna what she had been doing.
• Shanna told Bell she had used Illusion Magic to frighten the Aurors who had come to investigate the Menethil Family headquarters.
• The Aurors realized the figures they had attacked were illusions and angrily went to find the person in charge of the Menethil Family.

The Menethil family’s representative blamed the Aurors for damaging the headquarters and tried to make them pay, while Bell learned that his sister had been tormenting the visitors. William then contacted Bell to angrily confront him over the chaos in the American Wizarding World.

• The Menethil representative demanded compensation from the Aurors for damage to the headquarters and offered a discount, though he mainly wanted to make them suffer.
• Bell heard Shanna’s account and argued with her about whether Nifflers were timid.
• William, after blaming Muggle ideas about genetics for Bell’s recklessness, contacted his son and roared at him over the recent events.
• William secretly cast a weak Sound Amplification charm to make his scolding more intimidating.

Bell ordered the Menethil Family to carry out the “Differentiation” plan and invite the gang leaders to dinner, hoping to weaken their opposition. The gathered gangs remained inactive as the chapter ended with their leaders assembled in Slug and Jiggers.

• Shanna scolded William for shouting, and William immediately turned his attention to apologizing to her.
• Goodwin told Bell that the gangs had gathered but stopped their sabotage, while the Aurors had found nothing and planned to return the next day.
• Bell told Goodwin to carry out the “Differentiation” plan that night and invite every gang leader to dinner the following morning.
• Dozens of gang Wizards gathered in Slug and Jiggers, leaving its owner anxiously worrying about possible damage to his family’s bar.

Bell Menethil brought Shanna and Goodwin to Slug and Jiggers to announce the Menethil Family’s decision to the gang bosses. After demonstrating his Wandless Magic and killing one of the leaders with Ten Thousand Snakes, he calmly addressed the alarmed crowd.

• Shanna complained about Slug and Jiggers’ filthy condition as Bell led her and Goodwin inside.
• Bell used Wandless Magic to move the gang bosses aside and make seats for himself and Shanna.
• Bell introduced himself and Shanna, then said the Menethil Family had come to notify the gang bosses of its decision rather than negotiate.
• One gang boss insulted Bell, and Ten Thousand Snakes swallowed him before anyone could react.
• The other gang bosses rose in alarm as Bell called for the bar owner, who stayed hidden in the shadows.

Bell and Shanna confronted the mob bosses in the Black Market and gave them one final chance to join the Menethil Family or die, with their decision due at their aunt’s wedding. After leaving, Bell ordered his allies to stay alert while he and Shanna planned to spend the next few days together.

• Bell intimidated the mob bosses, aided by the dangerous aura of Ten Thousand Snakes and Mad Bear, and announced the Menethil Family’s ultimatum.
• Bell invited the mob bosses to his aunt’s wedding, where they would have to choose whether to cooperate or die.
• Bell left the bar with Shanna and Goodwin as hidden mob Wizards watched them depart.
• Goodwin asked Bell for instructions, and Bell told him to remain alert while the family rested and waited for the wedding.
• Shanna suggested that she and Bell go have fun, and Bell agreed as the siblings walked into the sunset.

Bell’s family’s tense wedding plans ended peacefully when the gang Wizards attended Helena’s wedding, and Bell stayed in the United States with Shanna and their grandparents. Penelope then contacted Bell with an exciting discovery, only to learn that Fina was the disastrous player who had been ruining her game record.

• The gang Wizards arrived at Helena’s wedding with gifts and blessings, allowing the ceremony to proceed smoothly.
• William returned to Britain the day after the wedding, leaving negotiations with the gangs to business specialists.
• Bell and Shanna stayed in the United States for about a month, where their four grandparents eagerly fussed over them.
• Penelope contacted Bell and excitedly began to share a discovery.
• Bell revealed that Fina was the player known as “A Little Brainless Tiger,” and Penelope realized she had been playing with Fina and losing games with her.

Penelope told Bell that researchers had discovered a stable gaseous magical material called H1 Particle on Neptune. Bell proposed using it to create durable, reusable physical projections for games, and Penelope agreed to pass the idea to the laboratory for testing.

• Penelope explained that Explorers had collected a small amount of H1 Particle from Neptune and that researchers had not yet determined its properties beyond its stability.
• Penelope reported that a researcher had suggested turning H1 Particle into bombs, but Bell objected to wasting the scarce material on destruction.
• Bell proposed using H1 Particle to create long-lasting, tangible magical projections that could recreate game worlds in reality.
• Bell asked Penelope to relay his idea to the laboratory for a feasibility test, and she agreed.
• Penelope ended the communication so she could confront Fina about her 0% win rate.

Bell and Shanna returned to Britain early and met Hermione, Luna, and two older students at the Leaky Cauldron before Hogwarts term began. Bell explained that he had been appointed Team Professor and arranged for Hermione and Shanna to join the trip, leaving the older students unsure how to address him.

• Bell and Shanna arrived at the Leaky Cauldron early after their relatives reluctantly let them leave the United States.
• Hermione rushed into Bell's arms and complained that she had waited for him since morning.
• Bell greeted Luna and met two older students who were waiting with her.
• Luna asked Bell why a student had become the Team Professor, and Bell claimed Hogwarts lacked staff.
• Bell privately reflected that he had used his influence to secure the role for himself, a fifth-year place for Hermione, and a place for third-year Shanna.
• The older students awkwardly wondered whether to call Bell Professor or junior.

Bell led the British Hogwarts exchange group to China by plane, carefully distributing the Entry Tokens they needed to survive within the Nine Provinces Guardian Array. At the airport, they met Yandu Academy student Ma Jingjing, who was astonished to learn that their Team Professor was only fifteen.

• Bell reassured Roy and Troyis Bridget that they were truly going to China as exchange students.
• Bell handed out China's Entry Tokens and warned everyone to keep them safe throughout the trip.
• Bell and the group traveled from the Leaky Cauldron to the airport and flew to China, where he kept a close eye on the frustrated Shanna.
• Bell introduced himself to Ma Jingjing, the Yandu Academy Student Council President sent to meet them.
• Bell told Ma Jingjing he was fifteen and still a Hogwarts student, leaving her surprised.

Bell and his companions arrived at Yandu Academy, where Ma Jingjing and Li Xin were assigned to receive them. Li Xin immediately flirted with Shanna, and Bell allowed her to release Little Bear before Hermione intervened to stop them.

• Ma Jingjing told Bell that she would take the group to the Academy's residential area and show them around the next day.
• Ma Jingjing called Li Xin and warned Shanna and the other girls to avoid him because he was a playboy.
• Li Xin arrived just before Ma Jingjing's deadline and immediately flirted with Shanna.
• Shanna asked Bell if she could let Little Bear eat Li Xin, and Bell gave her permission.
• Hermione grabbed Shanna's hand to stop her from releasing Mad Bear in the airport.

Bell and the British exchange students arrived at Yandu Academy, where they met teacher Wu Shuang and learned why challenges and sparring were popular among its students. The group continued through the quiet Academy grounds as Ma Jingjing explained its dueling culture.

• Hermione warned Li Xin to keep his distance, and he backed away after sensing danger from Shanna and Mad Bear.
• Ma Jingjing used an array disc to teleport the group from the airport to Yandu Academy.
• Ma Jingjing introduced Teacher Wu Shuang to the exchange students, and Wu Shuang invited Bell to spar.
• As the group walked through the quiet Academy, Bell asked Ma Jingjing why its Cultivators were so eager to challenge him.
• Ma Jingjing explained that students copied the legendary Wu Shijie, who was said to have won hundreds of consecutive challenges.

Ma Jingjing explained the Academies’ age groups, placement tests, and class assignments to Bell and the Hogwarts students. Shanna sought to skip ahead to study with Bell, while Hermione worried that her practical skills would keep her out of his class.

• Ma Jingjing explained how Cultivators entered the Lower, Middle, and Upper Academies and said students could apply to transfer after testing.
• Shanna asked to enter the Upper Academy so she could take classes with Bell, and Ma Jingjing told her to request an advancement test.
• Ma Jingjing explained that annual aptitude tests assessed spellcasting and combat ability and determined students’ classes.
• Hermione worried that the Academy valued practical skills over written exam results and feared she would not be placed in Bell’s class.
• Bell amusedly patted Hermione’s head as she fretted over the upcoming test.

Ma Jingjing explained that Shanna's test results could affect her grade placement before she joined Bell, Shanna, and Hermione for a meal at Yandu Academy. The group enjoyed the food, and Ma Jingjing explained that the chefs had prepared a special feast for the international students.

• Ma Jingjing told Bell and the others that Shanna should apply to advance a grade when she took the test the next day.
• Bell and Shanna, who had been eager to try Yandu Academy's food, arrived at the Dining Hall with Ma Jingjing and Hermione.
• Bell and Shanna ate enthusiastically, while Ma Jingjing abandoned her usual dining etiquette to keep up.
• Hermione praised the meal and asked Ma Jingjing whether students ate food like it every day.
• Ma Jingjing explained that the chefs had prepared an unusually refined meal for the international students, while regular meals were less elaborate because they were cooked in large quantities.

Bell and his companions arrived at Yandu Academy for the entrance tests, where the students gathered at the gates before entering the Trial Pavilion. The first test began with students demonstrating their spell power against boulders.

• Bell woke beside Hermione, then got up with her after realizing Ma Jingjing and the others would soon be waiting.
• Bell's group followed Ma Jingjing to Yandu Academy's gates and observed the mist-shrouded mountains and the arriving students.
• A teacher organized the students by grade and led them into the Academy for their entrance tests.
• Ma Jingjing explained to Bell that the youngest students were assessed mainly on their spiritual power and control.
• In the Trial Pavilion, a teacher announced that students would take turns attacking boulders with their strongest spells.

Bell watched the Lower Academy students’ tests at Yandu Academy and learned why students used magic staffs before choosing a cultivation path in the Upper Academy. He left eager to see the many different kinds of Cultivators.

• Bell complained to Ma Jingjing about watching the Lower Academy students’ tests, and she explained that the demonstrations helped younger students understand how they could progress.
• Bell watched the tests more carefully and asked Ma Jingjing why he had not seen anyone using a sword.
• Ma Jingjing explained that Lower and Middle Academy students had to use magic staffs for safety, while Upper Academy students could choose among five mainstream cultivation paths.
• Ma Jingjing said Magic Cultivators had become the majority because staffs made spellcasting easier and safer, and she listed several unconventional cultivation paths.
• Bell became excited about seeing the different professions in China's Cultivation World.

Shanna attempted to earn promotion to the Upper Academy so she could study alongside Bell, but Bell stopped her from using Fiendfyre and she instead attacked the test boulder with a compressed Explosion Curse. The recording gentleman reacted with alarm as Shanna launched the powerful fireball.

• Shanna told the recording gentleman she wanted promotion so she could attend the Upper Academy with Gege.
• Bell interrupted Shanna’s attempt to cast Fiendfyre and extinguished it with All Spells End.
• Bell warned Shanna not to use Fiendfyre, and she agreed to choose another Curse.
• Shanna cast an Explosion Curse, compressed its fireball three times, and launched it at the test boulder.
• The recording gentleman shouted for nearby students to get down as Shanna’s fireball sped toward the boulder.

Shanna’s compressed Explosion Curse shattered the Test Boulder and led the instructor to place her in the Upper Academy. Bell then planned to demonstrate his full ability to qualify for a higher grade, ending his test by making the Test Boulder disappear with Annihilation.

• Shanna launched her third compressed Explosion Curse at the Test Boulder, and the blast knocked nearby students down and cracked the boulder beyond use.
• Bell praised Shanna, while the instructor decided she belonged in the Upper Academy.
• Luna and Hermione completed their tests with strength appropriate for their ages, easing the instructors’ fears.
• Bell decided to show his true ability so he could skip ahead and study more advanced material.
• Bell cast Annihilation, and the Test Boulder silently disappeared.

Bell demonstrated his advanced Annihilation Curse at Yandu Academy, impressing Spell Class instructor Si Ma Yan and earning his recognition as Hogwarts's Team Professor. As the tests continued, Bell watched body cultivation and talisman techniques that transformed spiritual energy in ways that surprised him.

• Bell explained that the Annihilation Curse was an advanced form of the Breaking Curse, achieved by increasing a Wizard’s power and control.
• Bell destroyed the Test Boulder with one strike, leaving the watching students stunned.
• Si Ma Yan introduced himself, praised Bell’s strength, and acknowledged that he was qualified to serve as Hogwarts’s Team Professor.
• Bell returned Si Ma Yan’s goodwill, while Si Ma Yan mistook Bell’s casual manner for broad-mindedness and felt more appreciative of him.
• Bell watched a body cultivation student channel spiritual energy into a rotating drill around his fist and punch a crater into the Test Boulder.
• A Talismans Cultivator enhanced a Basic Lightning Talisman by tracing a more profound rune with spiritual energy, sending lightning into the boulder and leaving a smoking crater.