"To the moon?" Snape felt utterly bewildered after receiving the news from Dumbledore.
Roger wasn't one to hide many things, but if you didn't ask him, he rarely volunteered information.
Currently, the only people in the entire wizarding world who had a rough idea of Roger's true strength were Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and the seer Grindelwald.
What others saw was merely one facet of Roger, the tip of an iceberg.
Yet, even that single facet was powerful beyond their comprehension. Therefore, whether it was Voldemort or the Minister of Magic in Germany, they all operated under the assumption, "He's already so terrifying, there's no way he can get any stronger, right?" Consequently, they subconsciously refrained from delving deeper into understanding Roger.
Snape was no different. His perception of Roger remained at the level of "a young seer with a very great prophecy ability."
So when Dumbledore delivered the news, he felt as if he'd been hit by a Confundus Charm.
The impact was akin to someone telling you that the top student in your elementary school was already recognized as an academician in the sixth grade.
It wasn't just Snape; everyone who was notified, except for McGonagall, felt the same way.
Even Hagrid, who had collaborated with Roger on technical matters, was unaware that Roger possessed the power to create magical creatures out of thin air! Primarily, Roger was in a growth phase, and a month was enough for his technology to iterate a new version.
Although the core path to Eternal Life was stalled, the stagnation of "high-energy physics" didn't mean "applied physics" couldn't develop.
Well, compared to the others who were excitedly discussing the moon, Hagrid was more interested in the magical creature Roger had created, "Dream Shadow."
And the magic of Conceptual Creation—though Hagrid didn't understand much about other fields, magical creatures were his specialty.
The moment he learned about it, Hagrid thought of numerous ideas and couldn't wait to share them with Roger!
...
In mid-June, Roger left Hogwarts. He hadn't seen the professors in nearly two months.
This reunion put Roger in a good mood. While Roger didn't prioritize relationships as much as Harry did, it didn't mean he lacked emotions.
However...
"I feel like the magical creature Dream Shadow still needs some improvement."
Looking at the professors before him, Roger found it a bit difficult to maintain composure.
As mentioned before, Dream Shadow could only mimic speech, not actions or expressions.
Roger hadn't considered this important when he was trying to reduce the creation cost of Dream Shadow.
After all, it was just a magic for interstellar communication, and Roger felt there was no need to be too meticulous; basic information exchange was sufficient.
But when the professors used this magic to attend a gathering on the moon, Roger realized.
Something was wrong, very wrong!
All the professors had blank expressions and their gazes were somewhat vacant.
How should I put it?
It was a look somewhere between a poker face and an imbecile.
For someone like Snape, who was already naturally stoic, it was more manageable; the incongruity wasn't as severe.
But when professors like Dumbledore, Sprout, and Flitwick, who usually presented themselves with kindness or wisdom, wore these "goo goo ga ga" expressions...
Roger, with his powerful self-control, managed to hold it together.
"Pfft..." Harry was the first to break.
"Hahahaha..." The second person to laugh heartily was Dumbledore.
Then came Hagrid, Flitwick...
And when the professors looked at each other with their vacant faces and burst into cheerful laughter, they couldn't hold back any longer.
In the end, under the starry sky, on the moon, only Snape did not join in the laughter.
But as the "creator" of the Dream Shadow race, just as Roger could interfere with the Bias Lens Monster through magical mediums, he could also feel things through Dream Shadow.
For instance, Snape's emotions at that moment were quite colorful.
After a brief moment of joy, the professors didn't dwell on the amusing awkwardness and naturally turned to observe their surroundings.
Seeing familiar people in a different light was interesting, but making fun of friends for it would be rather impolite.
The professors had at least that basic sense of boundaries.
"Are you using a Weather Charm to maintain the atmospheric conditions in this area?" Flitwick, the Head of Ravenclaw and Professor of Charms, curiously examined the surroundings.
Although the name "wizard" always gave a somewhat outdated impression, wizards simply hadn't integrated into the development of Muggle society. In high-end fields, wizards were not inferior to Muggle technological civilization.
When Muggles were still in the theoretical speculation stage for many things, like space-time, wizards were already applying them.
Just like how there's no sound in space due to the lack of air, Professor Flitwick was naturally aware of this.
So, the moment he landed, he noticed the strangeness of his surroundings.
"That's right, the Weather Charm is more convenient," Roger nodded and replied to Professor Flitwick.
In terms of relationships, at Hogwarts, only Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore, Hagrid, and Harry had a deep cooperative relationship with Roger.
However, when something good happened, Roger didn't forget the other professors.
After all, just because someone didn't help much, doesn't mean they didn't help at all, right?
Besides the heads of the four academies, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, he even invited Madam Pince from the library, the Flying Instructor, and the Divination professor who had helped Roger once.
Although this was a gathering, it didn't have any host, ceremony, or other superficial elements.
Roger had simply invited them to admire the scenery on the moon.
Everyone here was one of their own. Dumbledore and the others' relationship with Roger went without saying, and Roger didn't treat the other professors as outsiders.
Strictly speaking, everyone present was a member of the "Dumbledore faction" in a broad sense, and even Roger was included.
...It wasn't really surprising that the Board of Governors was unhappy with Dumbledore. Hogwarts had practically been turned into an impregnable fortress by Dumbledore, with his people everywhere.
"This soil..." as everyone's attention focused on their surroundings, they gravitated towards what interested them.
As the Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff, Professor Sprout's primary concern was naturally whether the moon's soil could be used for 'farming'.
However, not in the ordinary sense of farming.
Professor Sprout knew that the moon held extraordinary significance in mysticism, and perhaps the soil here, infused with magic power, would have some wondrous effects.
Professor Snape, who held a similar view, was also very interested in everything on the moon.
Unlike Harry, who was more like a child, awestruck by the lunar landscape, Professor Snape was considering everything from a magical perspective.
In the magical world, apart from the millennia of effort that had yielded no divine enlightenment, wizards still had some "ultimate achievements" within reach to pursue.
For example, the opportunity to attempt Eternal Life, available in all branches of magical studies! Ever since he learned that Lily could still be saved, a glimmer of hope had reignited in Snape's heart.
He also wanted to challenge this higher magical realm.
It wasn't that he was interested in Eternal Life itself, but the challenge of pursuing lofty goals would elevate his magical path.
It was the same example of aerospace research driving overall technological progress; this theory applied to Roger and it also applied to Snape.
As for why Snape didn't seek out Nicolas Flamel, given that some wizards today could brew the Elixir of Life, it was because Nicolas Flamel's Elixir of Life was less a Potion and more a result of Alchemy.
Snape, of course, couldn't change his magical path.
"Professor Snape, I don't think your approach has any issues, but there are many technical difficulties to overcome, so you need to be mentally prepared," Roger said.
When it came to Eternal Life, Professor Snape certainly knew that the little Seer beside him was an expert.
Therefore, after having an idea, he shared it with Roger immediately and discussed its feasibility with him.
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