"You don't look too well."
"Roger..."
"But I still have to congratulate you. You've finally completed the first step of the Timeless Undying Body," Roger said with a smile.
On the first day of the school year, Roger and Harry walked side-by-side down the corridors of Hogwarts.
After nearly half a year of perceived time, Harry had finally broken free from the time loop Voldemort had designed for him.
The two had just finished their Herbology class. Harry looked somewhat dazed, almost forgetting to wear his ear coverings when repotting the Mandrakes.
...Even though they were plants, the roots of Mandrakes, a magical plant, could scream, and their voices were incredibly damaging.
An ordinary person might think he hadn't rested well, but Roger could tell it was due to the discomfort of his life form transitioning to a new state.
Roger had gone through a similar period himself.
"I think I feel terrible right now," Harry said, looking rather dejected.
Although Harry hadn't completed the step of refining a fitting body, his true self was not in the 'present' at this moment. It was in a past timeline.
This sense of displacement was driving him nearly insane.
To put it in a way that's easy to understand, it's like playing a game where all your actions only have a reaction ten seconds later.
"Would you like me to lend you that Second Brain I lent you last year again?" Roger asked.
Whether it was for increased computing power or a more data-driven way of thinking, it should help Harry with his current condition.
Harry was naturally very willing to accept Roger's offer.
Roger didn't press Harry about his summer at his aunt's house.
Instead, he changed the subject.
"After all classes are finished today, I'm going with Headmaster Dumbledore and the professors to open the Chamber of Secrets. Do you want to come witness it?"
In the original timeline, Harry was supposed to solve the Chamber of Secrets incident. Now, he had taken it upon himself.
Roger didn't object to giving those he favored some experience.
However, he believed such experience shouldn't come at the cost of others, using them as pawns and disregarding their safety.
"The Chamber of Secrets?" Harry had been at Hogwarts for a year, and through osmosis, he had some understanding of Hogwarts and certain legends of the wizarding world.
"That doesn't sound like a good thing, does it?" Harry frowned slightly.
He had heard that the Heir of Slytherin would open the Chamber of Secrets to purge Muggle-born wizards within Hogwarts.
"Yes, there's a Basilisk inside. It's quite dangerous if released."
"Decades ago, a student tragically lost their life because of it. Headmaster Dumbledore's intention is to eliminate the Basilisk."
"..." After listening to Roger, Harry pondered for a moment.
"Never mind. Given my current state, I won't go join the commotion."
Harry followed Roger primarily to learn Time Magic, but he wasn't just learning that.
Roger had once given Harry a long reading list, covering all aspects of the wizarding world.
Roger believed that only by having a comprehensive understanding of the world could one better walk the path of magic.
Magical Creature Studies was naturally one of those subjects.
So, Harry didn't need Roger to explain. He knew how dangerous a Basilisk was; merely making eye contact with one could lead to death.
In his current disoriented state, participating in such an event would only cause trouble for Roger.
"Alright."
The two chatted as they walked, soon reaching their destination.
The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
At Hogwarts, classes were generally held with any two of the four houses combined.
Today, it was Gryffindor and Slytherin's turn.
Entering the classroom, the two had arrived relatively early, and there weren't many people inside.
Most of them were Slytherins, with only a few scattered Gryffindors.
This situation was quite common.
Students from other houses were always earlier than Gryffindors.
Hufflepuff students were honest, and Ravenclaw and Slytherin students were generally rule-abiding... Although both had a slight tendency to exploit loopholes in rules for their own benefit, they outwardly adhered to the rules.
Only Gryffindors, with their incredibly lively personalities, were often delayed by various things and liked to arrive just in time for class.
Scanning the classroom, it was very different from the previous year when they were at school.
The Slytherin students no longer instinctively flinched when Roger was near.
Instead, they greeted Roger enthusiastically.
It was as if Roger wasn't from their arch-rival Gryffindor house, but rather the big star of their own Slytherin house.
Last year, none of the 'Iron Fist Suppression' even happened.
"This..." Harry couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
After Roger's training, Harry was now also an expert in Legilimency and Occlumency.
Once he understood people's emotions to a certain extent, even without magic, he could guess what these people were generally thinking based on their behavior.
If Harry could see through them, Roger could naturally see them clearly as well.
Slytherin House was somewhat special compared to the other Houses.
For the other Houses, you could join if your personality fit the 'threshold' set by the founder.
In Slytherin, you were either a Pure-blood or very closely related to a Pure-blood, or your talent was so extraordinary that it could achieve 'great deeds'.
During their time at school, they might not have understood what Roger's position represented, nor what significant things Roger had accomplished during the summer.
But during the summer break, their parents would definitely make it clear to their children.
Slytherin respected strength. When they realized that Roger was on a completely different level from them, that there was no possibility of competition, and that he was a being far above them.
They would naturally adopt the attitude towards superiors that their parents had taught them since childhood.
Iron Fist Suppression?
That was clearly Lord Seer guiding him, and it was his own fault for not understanding the Seer's kindness back then! "Everyone, please return to your seats, class is about to start." Seeing that these students didn't seem embarrassed at all, Roger felt a bit helpless.
He felt that although these young wizards appeared friendly now, it was worse than last semester.
They were too worldly, not like children at all.
But he couldn't say anything either, because he knew that this was also a sign of these young wizards' maturity.
Precisely because they understood the terror of power, they were unwilling to incur Roger's displeasure, fearing that their slightest actions might bring disaster to their families.
This was a manifestation of these young wizards' 'love' for their families.
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.
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"Little one, may I ask what this is..."
When class time arrived, a little boy with silver-white hair and fair, delicate skin walked into the classroom.
He looked less than 10 years old, not even old enough to enroll at Hogwarts.
Most of the students in the classroom were taken aback.
A kind-hearted little witch from Gryffindor even went up to strike up a conversation.
Although Apparition was forbidden within Hogwarts, there was still the Floo Network. She thought the child had accidentally arrived there via a Floo Network accident.
"Hello everyone." The little boy waved his hand, signaling the little witch to sit back down.
Then he walked to the podium and, like Professor Flitwick, who was half-goblin, stood on a stool.
At the same time, a line of glowing magical characters appeared on the blackboard behind him.
[Nicolas Flamel]
"I am your new professor, Nicolas Flamel," he said in a calm tone.
...Huh?! He was calm, but the students below widened their eyes in unison.
Nicolas Flamel was supposed to be a very old man who had lived for over six hundred years, wasn't he?
What was going on! "I know you may have many questions."
"But it's class time now. We can discuss those trivial matters after class."
"Students, please turn your textbooks to the first page, we are about to begin."
As he spoke, the books on the young wizards' desks floated up.
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