Chapter Summaries

Tom struggled through Grindelwald’s combat training before using Magic Vision to identify incoming spells, while Kyle asked Mo Fei to redesign his shop. After Tom left for his second year at Hogwarts, Grindelwald and a witch arrived at the orphanage to arrange for Mo Fei to take in young wizards orphaned by war.

• Grindelwald trained Tom to dodge multiple spells, and Tom realized he could use Magic Vision to see magic gathering before a spell was cast.
• Tom tried Magic Vision in another round, spotted the incoming spells, but was still hit and disarmed by Grindelwald.
• Kyle returned to the renovated orphanage, noticed traces of magic, and persuaded Mo Fei to help redesign his shop in Hogsmeade.
• Tom bought only the supplies he needed in Diagon Alley, glimpsed the dangers of Knockturn Alley, and left for Hogwarts as Mo Fei saw him off at King’s Cross.
• Grindelwald and a witch came to the orphanage, where she told Mo Fei that he was expected to take in young wizards orphaned by war.

Mo Fei agreed to care for two children brought from abroad, one an orphan and the other a newborn descendant of Grindelwald, and Grindelwald arranged a Floo Network connection at the orphanage. The connection was completed, and Niya departed through it for Nurmengard.

• Grindelwald explained that wizarding families in Germany and France had been targeted, and that selected children would be brought to London until they were old enough to return to Durmstrang.
• A witch explained that the children would stay in London's East End under regular Auror checks, while Mo Fei only needed to educate them.
• The witch revealed that one child was a Grindelwald descendant, but Grindelwald rejected the idea that bloodline alone made someone his heir and chose the newborn for training.
• Mo Fei accepted the arrangement, and Grindelwald said the children would arrive in a week, with a Floo Network connection planned for the orphanage.
• Grindelwald used the magical crocuses by the entrance to create a Floo Network doorway, and Niya completed the connection with Floo Powder.
• Grindelwald explained how the network worked, then Niya used it to travel to Nurmengard.

Mo Fei prepared to welcome wizard orphans after Grindelwald established a secured portal at the orphanage. On the Hogwarts Express, Tom made up with Malfoy over his silence during the holidays, then set out to visit Owen.

• Grindelwald assured Mo Fei that the portal route to Nurmengard was secured and persuaded him to accept the arrangement.
• After Grindelwald and his subordinates left, Mo Fei prepared the orphanage for the arriving wizard children and wondered how Kyle’s shop preparations were going.
• On the Hogwarts Express, Malfoy complained that Tom had not written to him during the holiday.
• Tom apologized and shared savory snacks made by Mo Fei, winning Malfoy over with the food.
• Malfoy left to patrol the train as a prefect, and Tom decided to visit Owen in Ravenclaw.

Tom visited Owen and the other Ravenclaws, using a discussion about the Bird-Conjuring Charm to draw them into conversation. He then asked for information about Salazar Slytherin and left Owen teasing him about needing their help.

• Tom left Malfoy's compartment and found Owen reading with two Ravenclaws in their compartment.
• Tom teased Owen about repeating a stereotype of Slytherins, making Owen blush while his friends watched.
• Tom asked the Ravenclaws whether conjured birds were real, magical creations, or reflections, and listened as they debated the Bird-Conjuring Charm.
• Tom revealed that he wanted to consult Ravenclaw accounts of Salazar Slytherin, including his flaws, his departure from Hogwarts, and lost magic such as Parseltongue.
• Owen welcomed Tom's interest but teased him for needing help despite being Slytherin's little prince.

Tom used his nickname, Slytherin's Little Prince, to spread word of Kyle's new clothing shop, whose dazzling display outside Hogsmeade captured the students' attention. After arriving at Hogwarts, Tom discovered that a Thestral seemed unusually affectionate toward him.

• Owen told Tom that students had been calling him Slytherin's Little Prince since the Dream Tea Party, and Tom realized the nickname came from Kyle's dress robes.
• Tom told Owen and two Ravenclaws that the outfit had been custom-made and that its maker was opening a shop in Hogsmeade, allowing them to spread the news.
• At the station, students saw Kyle's clothes displayed on mannequins outside Hogsmeade and excitedly discussed them during the carriage ride to Hogwarts.
• Tom wondered about the Thestrals pulling the carriages and considered visiting them in the Forbidden Forest.
• After Tom got out of his carriage, its Thestral rubbed its horn against his palm, then left after Tom said he would visit later.