"Well, you can think of it that way if you want," Roger said.
Dumbledore could sense that Roger was playing with something entirely new.
If this set of methods truly worked, the entire world would undergo earth-shattering changes.
But…
After their conversation concluded, Dumbledore continued to flip through his notes. It took him a long time to finish reading the thick, dictionary-like journal.
As he turned the last page, Dumbledore took a deep breath and looked at Roger, who was smiling. "Are you sure your Three-Dimensional Theory can... achieve that effect?"
Roger blinked and replied, "Whether it can achieve the goal of the final stage, I can't guarantee it either. After all, this path is still in its nascent stages, and many things are incomplete, requiring me and other successors to fill in the gaps."
"But I do have some preliminary stage results."
"However, I don't really like to show it off; it feels a bit indecent." Although Roger was becoming increasingly non-human in terms of his life stage, he still maintained his former, ordinary human self in some ethical considerations.
These weren't things that could be easily changed.
"If, if you really want to see..." Roger pondered for a moment.
He looked up at the sky and then continued, "We can find a secluded place in a couple of days."
His achievements weren't really suitable for use within the city.
Following Roger's gaze, Dumbledore noticed that the sky had already darkened. Fireworks were occasionally lighting up the night sky, their colorful bursts competing with each other, seeming to pierce through the darkness.
Calculating the time, Hogwarts' Christmas banquet was about to begin.
"Alright, let's talk about it after Christmas."
"Merry Christmas, Roger."
"Merry Christmas, Headmaster Dumbledore."
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Roger returned just in time, not missing the festive feast meticulously prepared by the Hogwarts kitchens.
Although it was a British magical school, its students came from all ethnic backgrounds, allowing Roger to enjoy delicacies from most countries around the world.
He glanced around the Great Hall; all the students and professors who had stayed for the holidays were present.
Excellent.
Before the holiday, he had invited Harry and the others to his alchemical item storage room to pick out small items suitable for Christmas gifts.
The gifts had already been given to the children he was familiar with early in the day, and after a full day, no mishaps had occurred.
It seemed Hermione, Harry, and Neville had good taste.
"Roger, I couldn't find you all afternoon. Did you really go to see the Headmaster?" Speak of the devil, just as he thought of Harry, Harry had already moved to sit beside him and strike up a conversation.
He had spent a good part of the afternoon looking for Roger. Later, he learned from Hermione that Roger might have gone to see Headmaster Dumbledore.
"Yeah, what's up? Is something wrong?" Roger put down his fried chicken leg and looked over.
"It's about... my parents." Harry then proceeded to tell Roger about receiving a special Christmas gift.
After a lengthy discussion with Roger, Harry had made resurrecting his parents his primary life goal.
Currently, only two people knew about this: Roger and Snape. Dumbledore only knew that Roger intended to guide Harry down the path of time magic.
Upon learning that his beloved might be resurrected, Snape's entire demeanor changed. Infected by Harry's courage, he chose to share all his past experiences with Harry.
It was precisely because of this that when Harry and Snape jointly confronted Voldemort last night, Voldemort's attempts at verbal manipulation proved futile.
And within the information Snape shared with Harry, not only were there many of Snape's past mistakes, but also a great deal more detailed information about Harry's parents.
Lily's matters were a given.
Since Lily had chosen James Potter, given Snape's personality, he would naturally have investigated James thoroughly.
This morning, Harry received an unsigned gift: an Invisibility Cloak.
In the morning, Harry hadn't thought much of it, being too busy joining his Gryffindor classmates in a decisive snowball fight against the Slytherin snakes.
After winning the snowball fight at noon and finishing lunch, while playing wizard's chess with his friend Ron to aid digestion, he suddenly remembered something.
According to Snape's intelligence, Harry's ancestor was one of the Peverell brothers mentioned in the ancient book, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." Legend had it that each brother possessed a unique artifact to evade Death's pursuit.
And the ancestor of the Potter family, Ignotus Peverell, possessed an Invisibility Cloak! This made him suspicious. Was this a coincidence? As the saying goes, when in doubt, consult the Seer. In Harry's eyes now, Roger was an even more 'omniscient' being than Miss Know-it-all.
And Roger, as always, did not disappoint Harry.
"No need to doubt it, it's the Deathly Hallow from the legends. As for who sent it to you, since they don't want to say, I won't elaborate. They're not your enemy, anyway," Roger replied after listening to Harry's account.
"Then... will it help me resurrect my parents?" This was Harry's most pressing concern.
After all, it was called a Deathly Hallow, so it should possess some related extraordinary abilities, right?
Hearing this question, Roger searched his memories.
"It might be useful, but it probably won't play a crucial role."
This was Roger's comprehensive judgment, combining his memories from his past life with his current studies.
These so-called Deathly Hallows were most likely the work of the External Object Path, one of the three major wizarding factions that broke through limitations, forging extraordinary items by channeling the collective will of all beings.
If that were the case, this Invisibility Cloak likely possessed some degree of ability to conceal from "Death."
However, judging by the function of the Resurrection Stone, this concealment probably wouldn't be very strong.
Furthermore, the invisibility this Deathly Hallow provided as an Invisibility Cloak was somewhat unsatisfactory.
It could only conceal one's form, but not their scent, temperature, sound, or other aspects.
In Roger's memory, several people had seen through Harry's invisibility.
As Roger ate, he took the opportunity to explain to Harry the attempts by External Object Path alchemists to break through the limits of wizarding power through external objects.
"I see," Harry said, a look of disappointment on his face.
Although only eleven years old, Harry, who already had his own life goals, was much more mature than other children. Rather than the fun of invisibility, he was more concerned with whether it could help him achieve his goals.
"But you don't need to be too disappointed. Perhaps one day in the future, it might still play a crucial role."
Roger suddenly thought that if his Three-Dimensional Theory path went smoothly, this Deathly Hallow might just experience a second spring.
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