Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

1991, London.

"Mr. Roger Virgil, your trial is about to begin, please come with us." The leading Auror guard's expression was icy and his tone stiff, with a bureaucratic air, but his slightly trembling pupils showed that he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

…So, this day has finally arrived.

Knowing that his fate was about to change, Roger's heart was uneasy, but he still stood up from the bed and walked steadily towards the cell door.

Whether hope or despair awaited him, all he could do was face it.

Apart from rising to the challenge, any other irrational action would only make his situation more difficult.

With one wizard in each of the four directions, Roger was surrounded. It was just escorting an 11-year-old child who hadn't even enrolled in Hogwarts, but these Aurors were acting as if they were escorting an Azkaban Death Eater.

Looking at the four wizards around him, Roger Virgil couldn't help but recall his experiences over the past six months.

Originally, he was just an ordinary person born in a peaceful country under the red flag.

But fate seemed to play a joke on him. An accident made him close his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had become a 10-year-old child.

If it was just that, it would have been fine. Although he had turned into a blond-haired, blue-eyed child, returning to childhood and living a second life was, on the whole, a great joy.

And going back from the 21st century to 1990 in the 20th century gave him the opportunity to use the World Cup upset, Bitcoin, shorting the pound, early real estate layout, and early investment in those internet companies and game companies that would shine in the future, to reach the peak of his life and become a super-rich second generation.

But before reaching the peak of his life, Roger Virgil still had a small matter to solve.

That was that his place of rebirth wasn't quite right.

Looking at his parents lying in a pool of blood, Roger touched his left arm. It was wet, but the wetness wasn't water, but blood.

Roger, who had possessed the body, recalled the memories before the original owner's death and confirmed his situation.

He was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but this wasn't the British mainland.

In this life, Roger had become a child of a British family. The family conditions were good. His father was an engineer, and his mother came from a wealthy merchant family. After his father married his mother, he helped her manage her share of the family business.

Roger's mother was responsible for the foreign trade business. After taking over the family business, the two of them worked together in a foreign country, and because they wanted Roger to have a complete childhood with both parents, they brought Roger with them.

Then.

War broke out.

Logically speaking, even if there was a war, it wouldn't be a big deal in Roger's parents' eyes. First, they lived in the capital of the country, and even if there was a war, they could leave in time if the situation was not good.

On the other hand, they were British!

Although the call for equality for all had already resounded throughout the world, the civilians of the five permanent members of the Security Council were more equal than the civilians of the third world!

Even if they were just civilians.

It was a pity that man's calculations were not as good as heaven's. The name of the place where they were was Kuwait.

The time they were in was 1990.

At 1:00 AM on August 2, 1990, with the close support and cooperation of the Air Force, Navy, Amphibious Forces, and Special Operations Forces, three divisions of the Iraqi Republican Guard crossed the Kuwaiti border and launched a surprise attack on Kuwait.

On the same day, the Iraqi army completely occupied the Kuwaiti capital.

Subsequently, they continued to develop their offensive, and subsequent troops continued to enter Kuwait. The Iraqi army that entered Kuwait reached approximately 200,000 people, with more than 2,000 tanks.

Kuwait was thus 'light-speed' subjugated.

Iraq designated Kuwait as its '19th province'.

Roger's family, including Roger, also lost their lives in this process due to the riots.

That's how Roger Virgil possessed the body.

After figuring out his situation, Roger now had to think of a way, how a 10-year-old child could survive in the 'Gulf War', an important node in which the United States was about to display its military power and open up a new pattern in the world situation.

Roger didn't want to become one of the 'sacrificed' 500,000 children in the statistics of the United Nations Children's Fund, which stated that the war and subsequent sanctions led to the deaths of approximately 500,000 children.

Under an extremely strong desire to survive, Roger began his actions, and after several brushes with death, he found a way for himself to survive in this war, and that was…

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"Impersonating a religious prophet." Pausing for a moment, the young wizard with short, light-golden hair continued to list Roger's crimes.

"Displaying and promoting the existence of magic in front of Muggles, using magic on Muggles, indirectly killing Muggles with the power of magic, intervening in wars between Muggles… Any one of these, after being weighed, is a serious crime."

"Will I die?"

The Auror guard was outside the door. Roger looked at the man who claimed to be his lawyer.

Of course, Roger didn't have the means to hire a wizard who understood the laws of the Ministry of Magic. This wizard lawyer was 'assigned'.

"Most likely not. Your crimes are serious, but there are many areas of controversy. Even under normal circumstances, sentencing an 11-year-old child to death would cause quite a stir."

"And now, they won't easily make such a judgment."

"How so?" Roger looked at his defense lawyer in confusion.

"It's related to the Minister of Magic. The current Minister of Magic, Fudge, just took office last year, and it hasn't even been a year since he took office. His position is unstable, and Fudge will consult with Headmaster Dumbledore for any slightly major decisions of the Ministry of Magic, borrowing Dumbledore's name to endorse his actions, so as not to have the people below 'not listen enough'."

"Your case, although it is being sentenced in the Wizengamot of the British Ministry of Magic, involves the Magical Congress of the United States and the magical forces in the Middle East. Fudge will definitely ask Headmaster Dumbledore for instructions, and with Headmaster Dumbledore's consistent style, he cannot give the 'suggestion' of 'death penalty'."

"Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Magic, as the 'prosecution' in this case, cannot kill you and provide too many things that are unfavorable to you to the Wizengamot."

The Wizengamot is an organization that predates the establishment of the Ministry of Magic, a combination of court and parliament, with both judicial and legislative powers. When needed, they can even directly impeach the Minister of Magic.

If the power of the pure-blood families is more concentrated in the Ministry of Magic, then the power of powerful wizards is more concentrated in the Wizengamot.

Of course, there are also those who bet on both sides.

"Then…"

Seeming to see what Roger wanted to ask, the lawyer shook his head and continued, "Don't be too happy too soon."

"Although you won't be sentenced to death, the result may be more miserable than death."

Roger understood the lawyer's implication: "…Azkaban?"

Azkaban is the most heavily guarded and terrifying prison in the British wizarding world.

The prisoners imprisoned in Azkaban Prison will be tormented by the 'guards', magical creatures called Dementors, all day long, constantly recalling the most painful experiences in their lives, being immersed in them, unable to escape, and at the same time having their happy emotions sucked away by the Dementors. Those who are not strong enough in will often go crazy in a few months, and even if they are released at that time, they are no different from being dead.

The existence of Azkaban does deter many criminals, but correspondingly, Azkaban is too terrifying, and some people, although they have committed crimes, do not deserve such punishment.

Before Azkaban was built into a prison, those large and small prisons established throughout the country were converted into places to house those petty criminals, and Roger Virgil previously lived in one of those detention centers.

"Most likely." The lawyer said helplessly.

"Is there a chance to turn things around? There's no need to plead not guilty, just plead for a lesser offense, and being detained in a detention center is also acceptable." Roger looked into the lawyer's eyes and asked seriously.

The lawyer showed a helpless expression: "The possibility is not high. Your crimes are too troublesome."

"Unless…"

Roger didn't ask further, just waited quietly for the lawyer to continue.

"Well, unless that Headmaster of Hogwarts is willing to come forward to vouch for you, but this is almost impossible, and I'm sure you understand why."

There is a saying in the legal community of the British wizarding society, 'The outcome of a court ruling is not in the courtroom, but outside the courtroom'.

Although many things are clearly written in the laws and regulations, society is not based on law, that is the fantasy of legal scholars. On the contrary, law is based on society.

The laws of the Ministry of Magic are formulated or recognized by the Ministry of Magic and guaranteed to be implemented by the coercive force of the Ministry of Magic, reflecting the will of the ruling class determined by specific social material living conditions, with rights and obligations as content, and aiming to confirm, protect, and develop social relations and social order that are beneficial to the ruling class as the behavioral norm system.

In layman's terms, the laws of the Ministry of Magic serve the will of the ruling class and the social stability of the wizarding world.

The Ministry of Magic may sound like it is supreme, the power center of the British wizarding world, but in reality, it is not.

In wizarding society, those who truly control resources are the ancient wizarding families with deep foundations like the Sacred Twenty-Eight, and those who truly have a say are powerful wizards and authorities in certain fields like Albus Dumbledore, Newt Scamander, and the great alchemist Nicolas Flamel.

They are the true ruling class of wizarding society.

The Ministry of Magic, on the surface, is merely a group of upper-middle-class wizards acting as 'housekeepers' for the wizarding society. Even for the Minister of Magic to issue a decree, they have to discuss it with the pure-blood family representatives and powerful wizards in their various departments.

The Ministry of Magic's power doesn't come from the Minister, but from the family forces within each department.

When the Minister of Magic's own authority isn't enough, they even have to seek help from respected and powerful wizards like Dumbledore to endorse them, only then can they command their subordinates.

If Dumbledore were willing to protect Roger, this case would become much easier.

Powerful wizards are the uncrowned kings of the wizarding society; everyone respects them.

Everyone must respect them!

Even the law must respect them!

But the lawyer felt that the possibility of Dumbledore protecting Roger was not high.

Because, one of Roger's charges is:

[Using the convenience of magic to indirectly kill a large number of Muggles]

Although Roger did it for self-preservation.

Strictly speaking, it should be considered self-defense.

But the problem is...

"Have I killed too many people?" Roger muttered to himself in a low voice.

In this war of about half a year, Roger has personally killed nearly a hundred people.

The number of people who died indirectly because of him is even more...

Hearing Roger's mutterings, the lawyer recalled the string of numbers in his file and couldn't help but shudder.

Speaking of which, how many people did the Death Eaters in Azkaban who followed the Dark Lord kill on average?

Is it even a tenth of this child's number?!