"Harry's already been notified."
After the school's welcoming feast, Roger didn't go with the crowd to rest in the dormitories.
He had a few other things to discuss with Dumbledore.
The Sorting Ceremony?
There was nothing much to say. The Weasley family's youngest daughter, Ginny, went to Gryffindor, and Luna still went to Ravenclaw, just as in the original timeline.
"Well, what do you plan to do about the Basilisk situation?" Roger wasn't too worried about Harry; Dumbledore would surely handle it properly.
Roger's main reason for coming this time was about the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin.
In his first year, Roger's main focus had been on pondering Eternal Life, and after Christmas, he was perfecting the Three-Dimensional Law. The Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets hadn't made a move in his first year, so Roger hadn't bothered with it.
But this year was different. He wanted to use the Time Phantom Shuttle Spell to view the past of the four founders within Hogwarts, which naturally meant he had to visit the Chamber of Secrets.
"If possible, it's best to relocate it," Dumbledore replied after a moment of thought.
After all, it was left by the founders. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, it was better to preserve it.
"But you said the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the girls' lavatory?" Dumbledore recalled something from many years ago.
Because he had been busy with many things for the opening ceremony, Roger had primarily talked about Harry's affairs, only mentioning the Chamber of Secrets casually.
Now, he was starting to explain in detail.
"Yes." Seeing Dumbledore's expression, Roger knew what he was thinking.
Without waiting for Dumbledore to ask, Roger directly provided the answer: "Moaning Myrtle was killed by the Basilisk, and it has nothing to do with the spiders Hagrid raised."
"Voldemort released the Basilisk."
Within Hogwarts, there were many ancient legends passed down through generations, such as the Sword of Gryffindor, and the entanglement between Merlin and the Slytherin family.
Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was also one of these legends. It was said that the founder Slytherin was not satisfied with the other three founders' principle of 'teaching without discrimination'; he only wished to provide magical education to pure-bloods and those with talents that surpassed their bloodline.
He couldn't go against the other three alone, but he left a contingency, which was the Chamber of Secrets. It was said that the person who opened the Chamber would be Slytherin's heir and would use the power within the Chamber to cleanse Hogwarts of Muggle-born wizards.
...In Harry's original timeline, his second year would have revolved around another adventure, triggered by Voldemort's Diary Horcrux guiding Ginny Weasley to open the Chamber and release the Basilisk.
During this time, several students would be petrified, injured, and nearly die, and Dumbledore would also face considerable criticism from the outside world.
Roger felt that it was perhaps during this period that Fudge saw through Dumbledore's soft side and realized Dumbledore's emphasis on 'rules,' which then sparked his ambition to break away from Dumbledore and act independently.
The legendary wizard who defeated Grindelwald and vanquished the mysterious person was merely an old man who didn't even dare to flip the table.
From then on, he no longer wished to follow Dumbledore's commands.
"As expected, Hagrid..." Dumbledore's expression changed slightly.
Then he said, "Since the Basilisk was responsible for what happened back then, it cannot be kept."
A cold glint flashed in Dumbledore's eyes as he spoke.
A Basilisk, and a Basilisk that had killed Hogwarts students, were two different concepts.
Just like in Muggle society, animals that had killed people were usually humanely dealt with; the rules were similar in the wizarding world.
It was similar to the Hippogriff in the original timeline, which, after injuring Draco Malfoy in the Care of Magical Creatures class, was to be executed.
"Killing it, that's fine too," Roger had no objection to this.
"However, opening the Chamber requires Parseltongue, and I don't know how to do that." The alchemical item Roger gave Harry earlier wasn't conceptual language comprehension.
Instead, it stored various language materials that could be accessed when needed, essentially an in-brain translation APP.
It wasn't Doraemon's translation jelly.
Roger's energy was also limited. For some minor languages that were troublesome to even find and had no relation to Eternal Life, he wouldn't waste time learning them.
"The method to open the Chamber is very simple; just say 'open' in Parseltongue. I'll have to trouble you then," Roger said.
Dumbledore was a language expert and had dabbled in niche languages such as Merfolk, Goblin, and Parseltongue.
"Oh, right, to prevent any accidents, it's best to call a few more professors," Roger added as an afterthought.
It had been over two years since he transmigrated to this world, but Roger still didn't know what version of this world it was.
He still remembered that when he first enrolled, the scenes involving Draco and Professor McGonagall didn't match the movie scenes in his memory.
This Chamber of Secrets might not be as simple as he remembered.
It was better to be safe.
"That goes without saying." Even if Roger hadn't reminded him, Dumbledore would have had professors guarding the entrance.
"At that time, I will have Professor McGonagall, Severus, and Nicolas Flamel present." These three were considered wizards who could bear Dumbledore's trust and also possessed high combat power.
"And the time?" Roger asked.
"The sooner the better, so let's do it tomorrow after all classes are finished." Dumbledore was not someone who liked to procrastinate.
But today was too late, and besides, everyone had been busy all day and was tired.
"Okay," Roger nodded.
With the main business concluded, Roger then brought up another topic.
It's about the Second Magic.
Previously, Roger had promised Hermione that he would speak with Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall on her behalf, allowing her to explore more diverse paths.
"That's not a problem, but..." Dumbledore frowned.
He didn't object to teaching others about their own mental power paths, but teaching Hermione...
"Are you sure she needs to learn this now?" In Dumbledore's eyes, this was happening too quickly.
Hermione was only 12 years old, and it hadn't even been a year since she'd been freed from the Three-Dimensional Law.
Roger's absurd case was an exception.
Both he and Professor McGonagall had been immersed in the wizarding world for decades.
They had a thorough understanding of themselves and of magic.
Without this foundation, rashly learning about mental power...
"I think she's qualified. It's better for you to teach her than for her to fumble around on her own," Roger then explained that Hermione had already opened up her own Dimensional Magic and had begun to touch upon the Second Magic.
"So that's how it is, I understand." Hearing Roger say this, Dumbledore understood.
Dumbledore sighed inwardly. Although he was also from Gryffindor, the children of this house were sometimes truly difficult to not worry about.
Connecting with others' minds, was that something to be trifled with?! Ignorance truly bred fearlessness.
"One more thing, I plan to teach my version of the Second Magic to a student." Since Hermione's matter had been discussed, Roger thought about it and decided to inform Dumbledore about another matter as well.
"Who?" Dumbledore's recently relaxed brow furrowed once more.
Learning the Second Magic was inseparable from the Three-Dimensional Theory, and he was all too aware of its dangers.
At this stage, it was truly not suitable for such a thing to spread.
Regarding this matter, Dumbledore's expression became even more serious than when he heard about the Basilisk.
"Luna," Roger said naturally.
"You know, the child who got caught up in the Fear Demon incident last year." Dumbledore was not at Hogwarts during the Fear Demon incident; he had gone to the Middle East.
During that incident, Roger had used the authority granted by Dumbledore to mobilize some professors and students, and he had also spoken with the Ministry of Magic.
Having used someone else's 'things,' Roger naturally reported the matter to Dumbledore.
"Her potential is quite good." Roger had high expectations for Luna.
Roger had already completed the Path to Eternal Life.
The Path to Immortality depended entirely on Roger's own efforts.
Harry was the key figure for Roger to complete the Path to Indestructible Life; Roger planned to complete the Indestructible Time-Space with Harry.
As for Luna, in Roger's eyes, her position was... Undying! The Path to Undying, Roger believed that a wizard who had developed their perception to the extreme might offer him unique insights!
"Of course, teaching Luna the Second Magic is currently just my unilateral idea; I'm just informing you in advance."
"Whether or not I actually teach her will depend on her willingness to learn."
Frankly, much of the Three-Dimensional Theory's content was not a good match for Luna's personality.
Roger did not intend to deceive her in this matter.
In the next couple of days, Roger planned to find an opportunity to have a detailed private conversation with Luna.
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