Recaps

Grindelwald taught Tom meditation, then discovered that Tom had already learned it from Mo Fei and could enter a genuine meditative state. Mo Fei showed Grindelwald the old book he had pieced into a beginner’s guide, and Tom revealed that his meditation manifested a snake he had never seen.

• Grindelwald explained his meditation method and challenged Tom to demonstrate his own.
• Tom meditated in a posture Mo Fei had developed, and Grindelwald sensed that he had truly entered a tranquil state.
• Grindelwald asked how Tom had learned to meditate, and Tom looked to Mo Fei.
• Mo Fei brought Grindelwald an old book whose scattered notes he had assembled into a meditation manual, explaining that he had taught Tom from it.
• Grindelwald asked whether Mo Fei had learned the method too, and Mo Fei said his results had been unremarkable.
• Tom redirected Grindelwald’s questions by revealing that his meditation manifested a snake he had never seen.

Grindelwald advised Tom to study magical snakes and prepare to confront Slytherin’s influence, then used his prophetic powers to investigate the unusual fate surrounding the orphanage. His vision showed Tom facing Dumbledore, and Grindelwald became increasingly interested in the orphanage’s fate-distorting vortex.

• Grindelwald told Tom that Slytherin was the only ancestor whose will he needed to overcome and advised him to raise magical snakes and study them through meditation.
• Mo Fei showed Grindelwald the Snake Control Technique scroll, and Grindelwald agreed to teach Tom theory and basic magical knowledge in future lessons.
• After leaving the orphanage, Grindelwald used his seer’s power to investigate the fate disturbance that had led him to Tom.
• Grindelwald realized that the orphanage disrupted prophecy, but his karmic connection with Tom let him see Tom facing Dumbledore.
• Grindelwald set aside thoughts of Germany’s expansion and grew more interested in the orphanage’s vortex of fate.

After Grindelwald’s visit, Mo Fei and Tom began studying ordinary snakes while waiting for him to return. Instead, Dumbledore arrived at the orphanage, where Mo Fei introduced Tom as another young wizard and concealed his Parseltongue.

• Mo Fei and Tom ate Grindelwald’s magical creature, and Tom fed his little snake a piece of fish after Grindelwald left.
• Mo Fei and Tom decided to raise ordinary snakes because they lacked permission and facilities to keep magical ones.
• Tom used Parseltongue to call snakes to the orphanage and spent time observing the few they managed to collect.
• Dumbledore visited the orphanage, saying he had come to check on Mo Fei and the children after hearing London events might have affected them.
• Mo Fei let Dumbledore in and signaled Tom to hide his snake and avoid showing that he could speak Parseltongue.
• Dumbledore recognized Tom as a young wizard, and Mo Fei explained that Tom’s magic had erupted accidentally, as Kyle had told him it could.

Mo Fei asked Dumbledore how Kyle was doing at Hogwarts, revealing his genuine concern for the boy. Dumbledore reassured him that Kyle was doing well and predicted he would become an extraordinary wizard.

• Mo Fei asked Dumbledore about Kyle’s studies and whether he was being bullied, explaining that his letters were vague and that Muggles could do little to help.
• Dumbledore reflected on how Hogwarts supported young wizards from orphanages and recalled that Kyle had seemed unusually free of the gloom he expected.
• Dumbledore reviewed Kyle’s mixed abilities in Herbology, Charms, Potions, and Transfiguration, noting his particular skill at turning inanimate objects into animals.
• Dumbledore discovered that Kyle’s Transfiguration strength came from his desire to depict imaginary magical creatures and gave him targeted instruction.
• Dumbledore told Mo Fei that Kyle was doing very well and that he would become an extraordinary wizard.

Dumbledore visited the orphanage to ask Mo Fei about the earlier attack, and Mo Fei explained how he had driven away the venomous snakes with homemade repellent. Dumbledore left with a small sample, while Mo Fei remained wary of his interest in the orphanage and Tom.

• Mo Fei reassured Dumbledore that Kyle was doing well at school, easing the professor's concern about the boy.
• Dumbledore told Mo Fei he had come to learn about the attack on the orphanage, and Mo Fei suspected it was connected to Grindelwald's activities in London.
• Mo Fei recounted the attack and explained that a homemade snake-repellent powder had driven away the venomous snakes.
• Mo Fei gave Dumbledore the small amount of powder he had left, and Dumbledore suggested Professor Slughorn might improve it.
• Dumbledore said he had other matters to attend to and left, mentioning he might meet Mo Fei again when Kyle returned.

After Dumbledore left, Mo Fei used his remaining Light of Spirituality to advance his Combat and Medicine skills, and his transcendent Combat transformed into Martial Arts. He discovered that the change granted him health-preserving Qi, which could keep his body in peak condition and help him live to a maximum of 120 years.

• Dumbledore warned Mo Fei not to let young wizards learn magic without adult guidance, and Mo Fei told Tom to learn properly from him at Hogwarts someday.
• Mo Fei worried that he could not defend the orphanage against modern firepower and decided he needed to strengthen himself.
• Mo Fei advanced Combat to the transcendent level, where it transformed into Martial Arts, and spent his remaining point on Medicine after Cooking would not improve.
• Mo Fei’s transformation left him ravenously hungry, so he ate fish and replenished his body’s energy.
• Mo Fei learned that his Qi could strengthen his flesh and bones, preserve his health, and help him live up to 120 years, a secret he decided to keep.

Mo Fei strengthened his qi and Medicine while devising a magical treatment for Zane’s heart condition and investigating snake venom for a way to win over Professor Slughorn. When Kyle returned to the orphanage, Boer told him that Mo Fei had begun studying magic with Tom and expected Kyle to teach Tom Magical Theory.

• Mo Fei decided to seek magical help for Zane’s heart and planned to approach Professor Slughorn through a novel medicine.
• Mo Fei improved his Medicine, chose the trait Medicine and Poison Share the Same Origin, and began researching the magical properties of the Black Snake Gang’s poison.
• Kyle returned to the orphanage and found snakes and unfamiliar herbs filling the backyard.
• Boer explained that Mo Fei had been studying with Tom and planned for Kyle to give Tom his introductory lessons.
• Kyle rushed to his room and began reviewing his old textbooks so he could teach Tom.

Kyle taught Tom Herbology and explained how Essence of Dittany differed from a potion, though Tom's questions exposed the limits of Kyle's knowledge. Kyle planned to buy Tom a dittany plant to study, then continued teaching from the textbook while Mo Fei considered how to grow magical plants.

• Tom asked Kyle whether Essence of Dittany counted as a potion, prompting Kyle to explain the purposes of Herbology and the difference between plant extracts and brewed potions.
• Tom wondered whether Essence of Dittany could be combined with other ingredients or spells to strengthen its healing effects, but Kyle admitted he did not know.
• Kyle suggested buying Tom a dittany plant so he could observe it himself, and Mo Fei reminded Kyle to check what growing conditions and supplies it would need.
• Kyle continued teaching Tom from the textbook and his notes, while Mo Fei noticed that magical and Muggle plant cultivation shared many basic practices.

Mo Fei considered searching noble collections for rare magical plants that might help him win over a potioneer, while Kyle struggled to teach Tom Magical Theory and began planning how to improve himself. Kyle’s ambitions centered on making fantastical wizarding clothes, and he continued studying with Mrs. Field.

• Mo Fei realized that nobles might possess rare magical plants or surviving seeds, and decided to ask the nobles who owed him favors about their collections.
• Kyle struggled to explain magical power control to Tom, then told him to practice with water and study Herbology while he waited to ask professors about other subjects.
• Kyle believed Tom’s talent and Parseltongue would lead him to Slytherin, and worried that his own background might cause Tom to face discrimination.
• Kyle pursued his interest in magical tailoring and planned to study Transfiguration and later take alchemy so he could create beautiful clothes with unique effects.
• Kyle made time to study with Mrs. Field, pleasing the elderly woman.

Kyle sought Mrs. Field’s advice on the clothes he wanted made, then heard her memories of the orphanage and its children. She asked him how he understood clothing, leaving him unsure what deeper answer she expected.

• Kyle consulted Mrs. Field about the fit and design of his outfit, and she advised him before resting.
• Mrs. Field reflected that her life was nearing its end but said she hoped to see Aisha marry Aiwen first.
• Mrs. Field told Kyle how Mo Fei had persuaded Aiwen to stay at the orphanage and described Lina’s early shyness.
• Mrs. Field recalled the sick children Mo Fei had been unable to save and how grief had nearly made him give up caring for the orphanage.
• Kyle promised to repay Mo Fei for all he had done, and Mrs. Field asked him what clothes meant to him.

Kyle found direction in Mrs. Field’s advice that clothes should protect and comfort their wearers, while Aisha received a letter from Aiwen confirming he was safe and would return in less than six months. Aisha looked forward to his return and to their wedding.

• Mrs. Field explained to Kyle that clothes must preserve their protective purpose and make people feel secure, giving him a new direction for his future clothing designs.
• Aisha worried about Aiwen, who had been away on a trading trip for over half a year.
• A letter from Aiwen arrived for Aisha, and the postman also found a letter addressed to the orphanage for Kyle.
• Kyle left Aisha alone to read Aiwen’s letter, which included pearl earrings and news that his trading tasks were nearly complete.
• Aiwen told Aisha not to write back because he expected to return in a little under six months, and Aisha looked at the unfinished wedding dress and suit.

Mo Fei read Aiwen’s letter from Germany and worried about the risks of his overseas trading. At Grindelwald’s second lesson, he learned how Dark Magic could consume a wizard’s will, and Grindelwald warned Tom to avoid it until he could handle it.

• Mo Fei read Aiwen’s letter and worried about his safety while planning to advise him on managing his earnings when he returned.
• Mo Fei resumed educating Tom and gathering magical plants for the inheritance while Grindelwald taught Tom at the orphanage.
• Grindelwald asked Tom what Dark Magic was, and Tom described the kinds of magic used by villains in fairy tales.
• Grindelwald explained that powerful spells fueled by extreme emotions could enslave wizards and that even accomplished wizards maintained only a fragile balance.
• Mo Fei challenged Grindelwald’s suggestion that widespread use made such magic acceptable, and Grindelwald agreed that Dark Magic was dangerous.
• Grindelwald ended the lesson by telling Tom to stay away from Dark Magic until he had the ability to control it.

Grindelwald explained to Tom how Dark Magic’s powerful emotions could overwhelm a wizard who lacked the strength to control them, then demonstrated the Cruciatus Curse on a snake. Tom recovered from the shock and asked whether the spell affected Grindelwald’s mind and whether Parseltongue was tied to Dark Magic.

• Grindelwald told Tom that magic shaped the caster’s emotions and that Dark Magic could burden the soul with extreme feelings.
• Grindelwald explained the effects of the Cruciatus Curse, the Imperius Curse, and the Killing Curse, warning that they could consume an unprepared wizard.
• Grindelwald cast the Cruciatus Curse on Tom’s venomous snake, and Mo Fei covered Tom’s eyes while the snake writhed in pain.
• Mo Fei rebuked Grindelwald for frightening Tom, but Grindelwald said the demonstration would teach him to fear and respect Dark Magic.
• Tom approached Grindelwald after recovering and asked whether Dark Magic affected his mind and whether Parseltongue would be connected to Dark Magic.

Grindelwald explained the dangers of Dark Magic and the nature of snake-related spells, and Tom declared that he would create safer snake magic of his own. After Grindelwald left, Tom killed the suffering snake to study its insides, leaving Mo Fei unsure how to judge his actions.

• Grindelwald told Tom that experienced dark wizards could resist Dark Magic’s emotional effects and warned him against using it before starting school.
• Grindelwald conjured a venomous snake with Serpensortia and explained that it was formed from the caster’s inner darkness and could inflict a weak curse.
• Grindelwald warned Tom that snake magic was dangerous, but Tom insisted he could create a relatively safe spell and surpass others.
• Grindelwald left the orphanage in high spirits, and Tom killed the snake in its cage so he could study its anatomy for his meditation practice.
• Mo Fei helped wipe the blood from Tom’s face and told him to be careful of the snake’s venom, without deciding whether Tom had done wrong.

Tom dissected a venomous snake with Mo Fei, frightening Kyle when he returned and mistook the scene for a body being disposed of. After Kyle recovered, he showed Tom his dangerous Care of Magical Creatures textbook and taught him about fantastic beasts, Parseltongue, and seeking help if needed.

• Tom dissected the snake under Mo Fei's watch, and Kyle ran outside to dry-heave when he saw the bloody organs.
• Mo Fei stopped the experiment, told Tom to bury the snake, and urged him to treat life seriously.
• Kyle returned and asked whether Mo Fei had killed someone, but Mo Fei explained that Tom had been studying a dead snake.
• Kyle claimed he had bravely fed raw meat to a Hippogriff, then demonstrated how to safely open his biting Care of Magical Creatures textbook.
• Kyle warned Tom about the dangers of fantastic beasts and offered to help research his Parseltongue and find assistance if trouble arose.
• Kyle and Tom began studying fantastic beasts together, with Kyle describing them and Tom listening eagerly.

After Aiwen and his companions disappeared while traveling through Germany, Mo Fei helped calm Aisha and Mrs. Field and sought information through the chamber of commerce and his contacts. He decided to ask Grindelwald for help, but Grindelwald spoke first and said he knew where Aiwen was.

• Kyle left the orphanage, and Tom continued studying on his own while Boer made progress seeking rare plant specimens.
• Lina told Mo Fei that the ship carrying Aiwen and the others had lost contact, and Aisha fainted from the news.
• Mo Fei helped calm Aisha and Mrs. Field, then asked Boer, Jimmy, and his contacts to investigate Aiwen’s disappearance.
• Mo Fei learned that Aiwen’s party had stopped in Germany, where local people had tried to seize their goods, and the chamber of commerce later lost contact with them.
• Mo Fei decided to seek Grindelwald’s help and went to meet him, but Grindelwald stopped him and said he knew Aiwen’s whereabouts.

Grindelwald explained to Mo Fei how Seers used spiritual intuition and magic to glimpse possible pasts and futures, and how prophecy could affect fate. Mo Fei realized that divination could bind a Seer to the subject’s fate and wondered what future Grindelwald was trying to preserve.

• Grindelwald asked Mo Fei how Divination produced prophecies, and Mo Fei described methods such as crystal balls, tea leaves, and tarot cards.
• Grindelwald explained that Seers used spiritual intuition, magical power, and a connection to their subject to focus random fragments of fate.
• Grindelwald said that a prophecy could alter fate, especially when the diviner spoke a judgment aloud and narrowed the future to one path.
• Grindelwald explained that modern diviners let their fate briefly intersect with their subject’s, which reduced the impact but exposed them to the subject’s fate.
• Mo Fei connected Grindelwald’s explanation to Trelawney’s prophecy about Voldemort and suspected that Voldemort’s fate had affected her ability to divine.
• Mo Fei wondered whether Grindelwald was trying to avoid being bound to a fixed future and concluded that events in the original story were changing in unexpected ways.

Mo Fei learned that Aiwen was safe, while Grindelwald explained how ritual magic let him perform a divination into Tom Riddle’s fate. The vision revealed a new connection among Tom, Dumbledore, and Grindelwald, leaving Grindelwald intrigued by the possibility of a different future.

• Grindelwald told Mo Fei that the child at the orphanage was safe and would ultimately be fine.
• Mo Fei questioned how Grindelwald knew what he knew, and Grindelwald said he had only discovered it after meeting Tom.
• Grindelwald recalled using ritual magic to divine Mo Fei’s fate, but he could not find Mo Fei’s river of fate and instead traced Tom’s.
• Grindelwald found that Tom’s fate connected with Dumbledore’s and that a new branch had brought their fates into contact earlier than expected.
• Grindelwald considered how the change might alter the ending he had foreseen for himself and Dumbledore.

Grindelwald investigated Tom’s past, recognized Mo Fei as a visitor from another world, and refused to reveal where Aiwen was, saying he had to endure hardship before returning. Mo Fei reassured Aisha and Mrs. Field that Aiwen was safe, then learned that Mrs. Field had encountered wizards before.

• Grindelwald traced Tom’s past to the moment Mo Fei took him in and concluded Mo Fei was a visitor from another world.
• Grindelwald told Mo Fei that Aiwen was safe but had to face hardships before he could return, then left the orphanage.
• Mo Fei told Tom that Grindelwald had left and hurried to reassure Aisha and Mrs. Field.
• Mo Fei told Aisha and Mrs. Field that Aiwen’s merchant ship had been detained in Germany but that the prince would intervene and Aiwen was safe.
• Mrs. Field questioned Mo Fei’s account, and he admitted that a diviner had told him Aiwen was all right.
• Mrs. Field revealed that she knew about wizards and had personally met one.

Mrs. Field told Mo Fei how she had rescued an injured witch, received a fabric-making formula, and kept it secret for years; she gave the parchment to him for Kyle to study. Meanwhile, Aiwen and the others were caught in a Dark wizard attack in Germany, and the authorities erased their memories and silenced them before sending them back to Britain.

• Mrs. Field recounted how she and her husband sheltered an injured witch, who rewarded them with a fabric-making formula and warned them to keep wizards secret.
• Mrs. Field gave the parchment to Mo Fei for Kyle, hoping he would master the methods and pass on what he learned to Aisha.
• Mo Fei reassured Mrs. Field that Kyle was a young wizard studying to become a magical tailor, then left after Aisha returned.
• In Germany, fringe members of the Nurmengard Acolytes attacked the town and experimented with Dark Magic on its residents while Aiwen and the others were held in a cellar.
• Aiwen and the others treated the injured townspeople after the wizards left, but German authorities sent them to Britain, imposed a gag order, and had Ministry of Magic Aurors erase their memories.

Aiwen returned to the orphanage after six months away, reuniting with Mo Fei and Aisha and explaining the hardships of his journey. As Mo Fei continued his magical research and Tom studied Runes, Aiwen and Aisha decided to hold their wedding.

• Aiwen returned to the orphanage, and Mo Fei welcomed him home before urging him to see Aisha.
• Aiwen reflected on the costly, difficult journey back to London and the money he had saved in a bank.
• Mo Fei observed Tom's Rune studies and concluded that wizards could not make pure water, prompting questions about the history of relations between wizards and Muggles.
• Mo Fei continued collecting magical herbs and improving his formula for turning ordinary venomous snakes into magical creatures with Grindelwald's help.
• Aiwen worried he could not give Aisha a grand ceremony, but Aisha insisted they marry because she no longer wanted to live in fear.

Aisha and Aiwen prepared for their wedding with help from their friends and family, then married in a small ceremony at the orphanage where they had first met. The celebration ended with Mia singing and Kyle binding their wrists with a ribbon, while Mo Fei gained another point of Light of Spirituality.

• Aisha chose the orphanage entrance as the wedding venue, and Mrs. Field reassured Mo Fei that it was a fitting place for the ceremony.
• Aiwen asked Lina to make the wedding cake and Mia to sing, while Boer, Kyle, Jimmy, Lucy, Zane, and Tom helped prepare for the wedding.
• Mo Fei officiated as Aisha and Aiwen exchanged vows, kissed, and celebrated with the orphanage children and their close friends.
• Tom presented the couple with flowers, and Kyle tied their wrists together with a white ribbon as Mia began her aria.

After Mrs. Field died, Mo Fei gained a new understanding of death and advanced Medicine to Transcendent level. He then reconsidered how to transform ordinary snakes into magical creatures without destroying their spiritual awareness, settling on transforming their scales instead of their venom glands.

• Mrs. Field died after asking Mo Fei to look after Aisha and Aiwen, and he promised to help them.
• Aisha grieved at Mrs. Field's funeral, where Mo Fei gained a point of Light of Spirituality and used it to advance Medicine to Transcendent level.
• Mo Fei learned that Transcendent-level Medicine could help the dying pass peacefully, maximize the chances of recovery, and lessen some damage caused by Dark Magic.
• Mo Fei examined the Black Snake Gang's method and concluded that it transformed snakes through unstable magic produced by accumulated negative emotions, ultimately killing them.
• Mo Fei decided to preserve a snake's spiritual awareness by transforming its scales rather than its venom glands.

Mo Fei tested whether magic and emotional pressure could trigger Magical Organs in snakes, then combined Deep-Sea Magic Water, Ancient Runes, and Tom’s Parseltongue to make a venomous snake fear death. The snake began drawing power from the engraved runes, and Mo Fei’s experiment reached its first apparent breakthrough.

• Mo Fei’s tests showed that magical creature body parts reacted differently to magic, and Deep-Sea Magic Water extracted magic from a Deep-Sea Devil Ray’s fin without changing a snake.
• Mo Fei engraved runes symbolizing the deep sea and revival onto a venomous snake with a needle dipped in Deep-Sea Magic Water.
• Tom used Parseltongue to make the snake feel an approaching fear of death while Mo Fei restrained it.
• The snake resisted the terror, then began drawing power from its engraved scales to stay alive, and a miracle occurred.

Mo Fei and Tom's experiments produced one snake that developed a magical organ, and Grindelwald confirmed it was a new magical creature. After learning how they made it, Grindelwald saw the possibility that creatures—and perhaps humans—could be transformed, and agreed to help investigate the snake.

• Mo Fei and Tom repeated their experiment with deep-sea magic water, but none of the other snakes developed as fully as their first success.
• Mo Fei decided to tell Grindelwald about the snake and seek more materials for their research.
• Tom explained their experiment to Grindelwald, who recognized the snake as a new magical creature and was deeply shocked by what it might mean for the future of wizards.
• Mo Fei admitted they did not know why the first attempt had succeeded or how to repay Grindelwald, who offered to help and cast detection spells on the snake.