Recaps

After an attack on the orphanage, Mo Fei dealt with the survivors and concealed what he could before the neighbors and police arrived. The police took control of the scene, while the orphanage’s safety and Tom’s possible ability to speak with snakes remained in question.

• Mo Fei told Boer to guard the gate, then scattered medicinal powder and used needles to make the two surviving attackers forget the incident temporarily.
• Mo Fei told Boer that Tom might be a wizard, and Boer excitedly celebrated the orphanage having produced two wizards.
• Mo Fei searched Hei Shi and found a gun, realizing it could have threatened Tom, but hid it when people began arriving.
• Neighbors approached the orphanage after seeing the snake cages and found the attackers dead or unconscious while the residents appeared unharmed.
• The police arrived, ordered the crowd away, and took control of the scene.

After Black Snake Gang assassins attacked the orphanage, Mo Fei gave a guarded statement to the police and decided to retaliate against those responsible. He returned to find the children exhausted but safe, and sent them to sleep while he planned to buy food for lunch.

• Mo Fei refused to leave the orphanage without the children, so the officer arranged for a trainee policeman to question him at the scene.
• Mo Fei claimed his homemade snake repellent had driven the venomous snakes away and made them attack their handler.
• Mo Fei suspected the police would downplay the attack and decided to retaliate, though not that day.
• Mo Fei told Stefan not to collect bread and directed him to get what he needed from Lina instead.
• Mo Fei found Tom, Jimmy, and Lucy keeping watch while exhausted, then sent Boer to take everyone upstairs to sleep.

Lina, Mia, and Aisha returned to the orphanage after the attack, and Mo Fei reassured everyone over a meal. After learning that Earl Winter still suffered from the poison’s lingering effects, Mo Fei offered to take Mia and Boer to treat him.

• Lina and Mia returned to the orphanage, where Mo Fei showed them he was unharmed and sent them to gather the children for lunch.
• Aisha visited to ask about the attack and planned to warn neighbors to watch for suspicious people, while Vil-V arranged for young soldiers to patrol near the orphanage.
• Mo Fei served the children and visitors a calming meal, then gave Tom eggs and raw meat for his little snake, Orion.
• Tom introduced Orion, and Mo Fei explained that Tom was a wizard who could communicate with snakes.
• Mia told Mo Fei that Miss Colleen was managing Earl Winter’s duties and that Earl Winter still suffered from the poison’s effects.
• Mo Fei asked Mia to take him and Boer to Earl Winter’s residence, saying he could treat him with a medicinal formula he had found on someone from the Black Snake Gang.

Mo Fei presented Mia with a forged, aged prescription that he claimed could cure Earl Winter's poisoning and laid out a plan to protect the orphanage while treating him. Mia told Colleen Winter, who approved the plan and sent Molly to gather the ingredients as she headed to the orphanage with guards.

• Mo Fei showed Mia the prescription he had copied and artificially aged, and explained that he suspected the Black Snake Gang and its stolen Snake Control Technique were connected to the danger.
• Mia became excited when she believed the prescription could save Earl Winter, but Mo Fei warned her not to rush and secretly gave her instructions.
• A watcher followed Mia's carriage to Earl Winter's estate, where Mia told Colleen Winter about Mo Fei and his prescription.
• Colleen understood and approved Mo Fei's plan to gather ingredients and bring him out of the orphanage discreetly.
• Molly went to collect the ingredients while Colleen left for the orphanage with Mia and two guards, easing the watchers' suspicions.

Mo Fei and Colleen disguised themselves to evade the people watching her and reach Earl Winter's estate, where Mo Fei prepared to treat the earl's mysterious poison. The chapter ended as Mo Fei assured the ailing Earl Winter he would do his best to save him.

• Colleen believed Mo Fei could heal her father and agreed to his plan to disguise himself and Boer as guards.
• Mo Fei and Boer changed clothes with Colleen's guards, who left the orphanage in ordinary clothes to secretly follow the watchers.
• Police stopped Colleen's carriage for an inspection, but Colleen invoked her family's noble status and persuaded them to let it pass.
• At Earl Winter's estate, Mo Fei examined the earl and recognized that the mixed snake poison had mystical effects that ordinary medicines could not overcome.
• Earl Winter greeted Mo Fei and asked him to treat the poison, and Mo Fei promised to do his best.

Mo Fei prepared an antidote for Earl Winter using Pure Water and tested it on a volunteer who had drunk the poisoned wine. After the volunteer recovered, Earl Winter decided to take the antidote, and Mo Fei brought it to him.

• Mo Fei made a pitch-black antidote with Boer’s help, and Colleen supplied specialized filtration equipment from her school supplies.
• Mo Fei used his Pure Water to finish the antidote, then asked the butler to test it against the preserved poisoned wine.
• A young man drank the poisoned wine, developed severe symptoms, and then vomited after the butler gave him the antidote.
• The young man reported that his discomfort had largely passed and left with his strength returning.
• Earl Winter asked for the antidote despite the butler’s concerns, and Mo Fei poured a dose and approached him.

Mo Fei treated Earl Winter’s accumulated poisoning with an antidote and massage, then taught Boer how to use the techniques. After recovering, Earl Winter summoned Mo Fei for a private conversation before he left.

• Mo Fei massaged Earl Winter after giving him the antidote, explaining the treatment to Boer and the gathered household members.
• Earl Winter’s symptoms eased after he went to the toilet, and Mo Fei advised him to take another dose the next day and eat lightly.
• Miss Colleen embraced her father, while the butler vowed that the Earl’s enemies would pay for exploiting his illness.
• Mo Fei reviewed the treatment with Boer and advised him to say little when dealing with nobles.
• The next morning, Mo Fei gave Earl Winter another dose and massage, then prepared to leave.
• Earl Winter dismissed everyone else and kept Mo Fei behind to speak with him privately.

Mo Fei gained the Earl’s trust by helping cure the poisoning and secured an opportunity for Boer to build ties with the nobility. The Earl began turning the poisoning into a political advantage, while the Black Snake Gang realized its men were being watched.

• The Earl questioned Mo Fei about his hidden abilities, and Mo Fei hinted that he had other ways to keep the Earl alive if the antidote failed.
• The Earl mistook Mo Fei’s abilities for wizard magic, and Mo Fei neither confirmed nor corrected him before urging the Earl to exploit the poisoning.
• The Earl agreed to use the incident against his enemies and arranged for Boer to treat the poisoned members of his faction.
• The Earl kept Boer at his residence to treat arriving patients, while Mo Fei returned to the orphanage through a secret passage and found Lina waiting with the children.
• The Black Snake Gang leader noticed that the gang’s men were being watched after their attempt to create chaos.

Military intelligence and Earl Winter’s people closed in on the Black Snake Gang, while the witch doctor ordered its leader to start a riot and flee. Catherine learned that her agents had vanished, killed her husband and his mistress, then took her own life.

• Military intelligence officers feared Earl Winter had recovered and might retaliate, while the Black Snake Gang leader realized both sides were watching him.
• The witch doctor appeared before the gang leader, berated him, and ordered him to stage a riot and escape toward the border.
• The gang leader agreed to mobilize the gang and flee through a hidden passage.
• Catherine learned that the skilled agents she had sent into the orphanage were missing and spotted men watching the Black Snake Gang.
• Catherine found her husband with his mistress, shot them both, and then killed herself when she realized she had nowhere to escape.

Mo Fei returned to the orphanage and taught Tom to be cautious about power and never assume he was invincible. Meanwhile, the Black Snake Gang was rounded up, and the Ministry of Magic discovered that unregistered wizards had been appearing in London with hostile intentions, possibly as part of Grindelwald's plans.

• Mo Fei reunited with the frightened children and explained the recent events to them.
• Tom asked whether the strong could use innocent people for their goals, and Mo Fei warned him never to assume he would always be the strongest.
• Earl Winter and Military Intelligence detained the Black Snake Gang as its members tried to flee, while the leader escaped through a secret passage.
• Two Aurors stunned the leader and brought him to the Ministry of Magic for questioning.
• A Legilimens discovered that unfamiliar, unregistered wizards had been appearing in London for a long time and reported it to the Minister for Magic.
• The Minister recalled Dumbledore's warning that the unrest might be connected to Grindelwald.

The Minister for Magic learned that suspected Acolytes were active in London and decided to shift responsibility for the matter to Hogwarts. Dumbledore received the warning and prepared to confront the threat, despite his history with Grindelwald.

• The Minister for Magic worried that Grindelwald's Acolytes might gain influence in London and accepted the Head Auror's suggestion to leave the matter to Hogwarts.
• The Minister for Magic sent a letter about the suspected Acolytes to Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore read the letter while grading students' Transfiguration homework and reflected on his past friendship with Grindelwald and their shared ideals.
• Dumbledore decided Britain should not fall under Grindelwald's rule and went to the headmaster's office to contact the Ministry by Floo Powder.
• Armando Dippet silently permitted Dumbledore to use the fireplace.

Dumbledore left Hogwarts for the Ministry of Magic, where he agreed to investigate the trouble in London and pursue Grindelwald's followers. He captured a witch doctor who was an Acolyte and began searching his memories for the others.

• Dumbledore left the Headmaster's Office despite Dippet warning him not to interfere with another wizard's path, while the former headmasters agreed to let him act.
• The Minister for Magic handed the Ministry's investigation over to Dumbledore, who viewed the Muggle's memories and agreed to handle the matter.
• Dumbledore went to London to find the witch doctor, recognizing him as one of Grindelwald's Acolytes despite his disguise.
• The witch doctor transformed into a venomous snake and attacked Dumbledore, but Dumbledore forced him back into human form and subdued him with Transfiguration and water magic.
• Dumbledore bound the witch doctor, took his wand, and used Legilimency to search his memories for the other Acolytes.

Dumbledore uncovered Joshua Gilbert’s identity and memories, arrested him and four other Acolytes, and turned them over to the Ministry of Magic. After delivering the Black Snake Gang’s leader to the police, Dumbledore became curious about an orphanage but postponed investigating it because he had classes.

• Dumbledore read Joshua Gilbert’s memories and learned about his history with Grindelwald and the whereabouts of other infiltrating wizards.
• Dumbledore recalled how Ariana’s death had driven him and Grindelwald apart and helped lead to the Acolytes’ creation.
• Joshua tried to reach his wand, but Dumbledore captured him and delivered him to the Ministry of Magic.
• Dumbledore brought four more Acolytes to the Ministry, leaving five wizards in the Aurors’ cells.
• Dumbledore delivered the Black Snake Gang’s leader to the police after erasing his memories of wizards.
• Dumbledore learned about an orphanage from the criminals’ memories but postponed visiting because he had classes.

Grindelwald rescued five imprisoned wizards from an Azkaban transfer, defeated the Aurors guarding them, and erased their memories to avoid a direct conflict with the Ministry. After hearing about Mo Orphanage and feeling his Seer’s instincts stir, he went there alone, where fate began to turn.

• The Ministry sent five Aurors to transfer Grindelwald’s imprisoned followers to Azkaban, but Grindelwald intercepted them and rescued the prisoners.
• Grindelwald fought the Aurors with powerful spells and lightning, leaving all five unconscious but alive.
• Grindelwald erased the Aurors’ memories so the Ministry would not learn he had taken the prisoners.
• A second Auror party found the injured men, while Dumbledore paid little attention to the missing prisoners.
• After hearing about Mo Orphanage from his followers, Grindelwald went there alone, prompted by his Seer’s instincts.

Mo Fei worried about Tom’s growing attachment to Parseltongue and tested a new skill upgrade after gaining two points of Light of Spirituality. Gellert Grindelwald arrived at the orphanage, and after a magical struggle broke the door, Mo Fei let him in for breakfast.

• Tom grew closer to his Horned Serpent companion and became increasingly fascinated by commanding snakes through Parseltongue.
• Mo Fei gained two points of Light of Spirituality and spent one to raise cooking from master level to transcendent, though he noticed no immediate effects.
• Grindelwald came to the orphanage seeking information about the recent events and recognized that Mo Fei knew who he was.
• Grindelwald tried to move Mo Fei aside with magic, but Mo Fei redirected part of the force using his Combat skill.
• Their struggle broke the door, so Mo Fei welcomed Grindelwald inside and went to prepare breakfast.

Mo Fei hosted Grindelwald for breakfast while the wizard discovered Tom’s hidden Horned Serpent and sensed magic in Mo Fei’s meat sauce. After the meal, Mo Fei sat down to confront Grindelwald, unsure why the Dark Lord had come to the orphanage.

• Mo Fei told Jimmy to keep Grindelwald away from others, but Jimmy mistook the instruction and seated him at the dining table.
• Tom came downstairs without the Horned Serpent visible, and Grindelwald recognized the creature while Tom realized he could see it.
• Tom warned Mo Fei that Grindelwald was a wizard, but Mo Fei told him to stay out of the matter and attend to his usual chores.
• Grindelwald ate Mo Fei’s breakfast and was astonished to sense magic in the meat sauce and consider its nourishing effects.
• After the children cleared the dishes, Mo Fei sat across from Grindelwald and began their confrontation.

Grindelwald revealed that Tom’s Parseltongue was a bloodline ability tied to Slytherin and the Chamber of Secrets, and warned Mo Fei that the ability could draw danger. He suggested Tom needed a safe way to learn magic, leaving Mo Fei to ask what help would cost.

• Grindelwald praised Mo Fei’s cooking, then explained that he had come to investigate the person who disrupted his subordinate’s Black Snake Gang plan.
• Grindelwald noticed Mo Fei’s reaction to Tom’s Parseltongue and explained that it was Slytherin’s bloodline ability and the key to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Grindelwald warned that the Wizarding World both coveted and feared Parseltongue, and that revealing Tom’s ability could put him in danger.
• Grindelwald said he did not intend to exploit Tom for Slytherin’s legacy and suggested that Tom needed a safe outlet for his power through practical magic lessons.
• Mo Fei realized he could not teach Tom magic himself, then asked Grindelwald what price he expected.

Grindelwald arranged to introduce Tom Riddle to magic, while Mo Fei agreed only on the condition that he could supervise and end their cooperation. After Grindelwald left, Tom’s trust in Mo Fei deepened, and an unexpected visitor arrived at the orphanage gates.

• Grindelwald agreed to teach Tom Riddle magic and test his ideas, while Mo Fei reserved the right to monitor him and terminate the arrangement.
• Grindelwald promised to bring magical ingredients for Mo Fei to try with his transcendent culinary skills, then Disapparated.
• Mo Fei told Jimmy, Lucy, and Tom that their visitor was a powerful wizard, and explained that Tom was likely a wizard while Jimmy and Lucy had missed the age for receiving Hogwarts letters.
• Mo Fei warned Tom to consult him about anything Grindelwald said, and Tom agreed, increasing Mo Fei’s trust value.
• Jimmy focused on making wooden toys, Lucy read fairy tales, and Tom studied magic and cared for his Horned Serpent.
• An unexpected person arrived outside the orphanage gates.

Earl Winter visited Mo Fei’s orphanage with Colleen and Boer, thanking Mo Fei and bringing Boer home after the trouble had been settled. After meeting Jimmy and Lucy, the earl recognized something in them and asked Mo Fei to speak privately, leaving their origins unexplained.

• Earl Winter brought Boer back to the orphanage and thanked Mo Fei for his help.
• Mo Fei welcomed Earl Winter, Colleen, and Boer, then introduced the children to the earl.
• Earl Winter was startled by Jimmy and Lucy and carefully examined them while Colleen and Mo Fei wondered about their connection to him.
• Earl Winter asked Mo Fei to find a quiet room so they could discuss something important in private.

Earl Winter discovered that Jimmy and Lucy were the missing children of a deceased prince and arranged for them to receive royal education and potentially reclaim a title. Mo Fei watched them leave the orphanage as Jeremy and Lucinda, while Lina grieved that they might never meet again.

• Earl Winter asked Mo Fei about Jimmy and Lucy's origins, and Mo Fei recalled that they had arrived as infants in bloodstained, unusually fine clothes.
• Mo Fei retrieved their first clothes, and Earl Winter recognized the fabric as exclusive to the royal family.
• Earl Winter explained that Jimmy and Lucy were likely the children of a prince who had disappeared while returning from sea, and said they might receive royal education and possibly recover his title.
• Mo Fei agreed to let Earl Winter take the clothes and kept the discovery from Jimmy and Lucy until the arrangements were complete.
• Mo Fei said goodbye as Jimmy and Lucy, now Jeremy and Lucinda, left the orphanage, and Lina watched Lucy go with sadness.

Mo Fei and Tom studied how to raise Tom’s Horned Serpent and discovered that the Black Snake Gang had used the scroll to create dangerous pseudo-magical snakes because they lacked access to wizarding ingredients. When Grindelwald arrived to teach Tom, Mo Fei eagerly took up the challenge of cooking a rare magical devil ray, leaving Grindelwald intrigued by his abilities.

• Mo Fei and Tom studied the serpent-raising scroll and learned that the Black Snake Gang had used its herbs and rituals to create stronger pseudo-magical snakes.
• Mo Fei realized that raising Tom’s Horned Serpent required magical ingredients they could not easily obtain, and considered asking Grindelwald to bring them.
• Grindelwald visited the orphanage and presented Mo Fei with a rare deep-sea devil ray as a test of his cooking skills.
• Mo Fei carried the devil ray to the kitchen to prepare it, and Grindelwald grew more interested after seeing how easily Mo Fei handled it.

Grindelwald began Tom’s first lesson by teaching him to recognize magical dangers, using the dead Deep-Sea Devil Ray in the kitchen as an example. He stressed preparation and self-preservation, and Tom eagerly memorized his advice.

• Grindelwald asked Tom about the orphanage children’s attempts to learn the director’s cooking skills, and Tom explained why they struggled.
• Grindelwald summoned Tom’s cup and conjured warm milk for him, showing Tom magic at close range.
• Grindelwald began Tom’s first magical lesson with the principle of recognizing danger and prioritizing safety.
• Grindelwald explained the Deep-Sea Devil Ray’s dangers and described preparations and spells that could help a wizard survive an encounter.
• Tom confidently said he would not venture into the deep sea unprepared, then committed Grindelwald’s combat advice to memory.

Mo Fei discovered he could prepare the magical devil ray without breaking through its protection and turned its bones into a fragrant fish soup. Grindelwald watched in astonishment as Mo Fei cooked, while Tom’s concern for him revealed the Horned Serpent.

• Mo Fei easily cut through the devil ray’s magical protection, removed its skin, and set it aside for Kyle to use in practice.
• Mo Fei chopped the ray’s bones, and Grindelwald explained that dormant magic in them could cause a dangerous outburst.
• Tom tried to stop Mo Fei, but Grindelwald held him back as Mo Fei’s knife divided the magic among the bone fragments.
• Mo Fei boiled the bones and stirred against the magic’s swirling motion, turning the broth milky white and fragrant.
• Mo Fei seasoned the soup, pan-fried fish steaks, and served them with asparagus and potatoes topped with the sauce.

Mo Fei cooked a meal from Grindelwald’s rare magical ingredients, and the food gave Grindelwald and Tom a glimpse of the magic of the deep sea. After Grindelwald cleaned the dishes with spells, he warned Tom that Parseltongue was already affecting his mind and began addressing the danger.

• Mo Fei realized his transcendent cooking skills let him use nearly anything physical, including magical creatures, as an ingredient.
• Grindelwald and Tom ate Mo Fei’s fish steak and soup, gaining an experience of the deep sea that Grindelwald thought might help Tom’s future magical studies.
• Grindelwald used Scourgify and Put Things Back in Place to clean and arrange the dishes, prompting Mo Fei to urge Tom to learn the spells.
• Grindelwald told Tom that awakening Parseltongue too early was slowly affecting his mind and could endanger him and those around him by the time he reached Hogwarts.
• Grindelwald said they would first deal with Parseltongue’s influence on Tom.

Grindelwald explained that Tom’s Parseltongue carried an ancestral influence that could grow as his bloodline power developed. Tom chose to pursue and reshape that power rather than give up his little snake, and Grindelwald began teaching him meditation to sense his bloodline.

• Grindelwald warned Tom and Mo Fei that powerful magical bloodlines could impose ancestral wills on their descendants.
• Grindelwald explained that Tom could avoid surrendering to his bloodline by actively pursuing its power and changing the traits he inherited.
• Mo Fei questioned the danger of Grindelwald’s advice, and Grindelwald said reshaping bloodline power was the most effective way to make it part of oneself.
• Tom chose the second path because he refused to part with his little snake.
• Grindelwald said Tom would begin by learning meditation to sense the power in his bloodline, and Tom and Mo Fei reacted strangely to the name.