Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

To Professor McGonagall, Roger was now almost like her successor.

Naturally, she didn't want Roger to take risks.

But Roger's character, to put it nicely, was strong-willed, and to put it bluntly, he was stubborn as hell.

Unless a better solution could be offered, he wouldn't change his mind.

But Professor McGonagall pondered for a long time and still couldn't think of a better way.

The most traditional method was mental cultivation, but it could only slow down the aging process of the mind.

Using the power of time magic to permanently stagnate one's mental state might be a way out, but that would completely deprive Roger of the possibility of 'progress'.

Becoming an existence similar to the 'Alaya Consciousness', coexisting with countless life forms and constantly updating the mind—but that would inevitably make Roger's self no longer pure.

Maintaining the mind's activity by periodically clearing memories was even more impossible; memories are an important part of what makes a person.

It's like that classic question.

'Which emotion is the most important?'

The answer is that every emotion is important; they are all indispensable parts of humanity; if they are missing,

humans would no longer be like humans.

Perhaps there really is a better way to achieve the immortality of the mind that Roger envisions.

But just as Roger couldn't think of one, Professor McGonagall was also powerless; human thinking has its limits.

It is difficult for people to think about things they have never known.

"Are you just going to let him do as he pleases?!"

Inside the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall, who had returned from the Ministry of Magic, stared solemnly at Dumbledore's aged face.

As Roger's magical power grew stronger and stronger, Professor McGonagall had gradually fallen behind Roger's pace; now, Dumbledore was following up on Roger's magical affairs.

It was impossible for Dumbledore to be unaware of what Roger was going to do, but he had never told her or prevented Roger from doing those extremely risky things.

In Professor McGonagall's opinion, this was simply too strange!

"Minerva, I have my own considerations," Dumbledore said to Minerva McGonagall with a helpless expression.

"No matter what your considerations are, they shouldn't be a reason for you to be indifferent to a child in danger," Professor McGonagall said with dissatisfaction.

"...Besides the matter of the child, you also know Roger's personality."

"Even if I try to persuade him, it won't work, and it might even have the opposite effect."

"As for helping Roger improve the plan from a magical level, it's meaningless."

Professor McGonagall's expression became confused, as if to say, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Dumbledore didn't play coy but instead explained his understanding: "Roger will continue to move forward until he reaches the end of eternal life."

"And with his insecure personality, as long as there is a certain possibility of success, he will not care about the risks involved and will boldly use high-risk solutions."

"Even if I can help him once, there will always be times when I can't help him."

Strictly speaking, Dumbledore had already helped Roger a great deal in the course of their joint magical research.

And this time, the immortality of the mind was precisely one of those times when he 'couldn't help'.

"Minerva, I also feel lost."

Although Nicolas Flamel was also a close friend of Dumbledore's, he had always been a figure closer to a 'senior elder' in Dumbledore's eyes.

There were some things that Dumbledore couldn't openly say in front of him.

But Minerva McGonagall was different; their friendship was more gentle, and Dumbledore could reveal more of his true feelings.

"After you couldn't keep up with Roger, you chose to let go and hand Roger over to me."

"Then what about me? When I also find it difficult to keep up with that radical pace, what should I do?"

Roger's path can actually be summed up in one sentence.

High risk, high reward!

With Dumbledore's character and status, it was impossible for him to be as 'crazy' as Roger.

In the advancement of magic, conservatism cannot keep up with radicalism, which can be said to be an inevitability.

"On more and more issues, I have found it difficult to give him any advice."

In the end, Dumbledore could only bring out what Nicolas Flamel had once said to him: "Believe in him, believe in Roger."

In Dumbledore's life, he had experienced too many things where good intentions led to bad outcomes.

So he knew.

Worrying clouds judgment.

Sometimes, what you think is help may actually be adding to the trouble.

In the eye contact with Dumbledore, McGonagall understood Dumbledore's thoughts.

Leaving a light sigh, she turned and left.

In his youth, Dumbledore's personality was actually more radical.

But after experiencing various hardships in life, Dumbledore began to become more conservative.

The deepest part of his heart yearned for change, but the wisdom brought by his experiences told him that maintaining stability might be a better choice for most people.

In this moderation, Dumbledore finally chose to give up.

He chose to believe in the future chosen by the Seer.

Perhaps, he would bring a better world, different from Grindelwald.

The affairs of the Ministry of Magic were handled simply; Voldemort's side would probably explode after a while.

The research and development of the new Second Brain, like the new wand, would take a considerable amount of time and couldn't be rushed.

Hermione's matter had also been arranged...

Returning from the Ministry of Magic, Roger planned the schedules in his memory one by one.

The research on Luna's disturbance rainbow was scheduled for the weekend, so what he should do today was just as Roger was thinking, an unexpected person came to him,

Hagrid!

"Do you have any new results from your magical creature experiments?" Roger asked, looking at Hagrid in confusion.

As the keeper of the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts, Hagrid had many things to do every day; under normal circumstances, he rarely came to find him.

"That's not it; there's been a little bit of progress in stages, but that's not why I came to find you." The tall and sturdy half-giant shook his head.

"I want to ask you about something."

Looking at Hagrid's awkward expression, as if he didn't know how to start, and recalling the recent events,

Roger instantly understood what he was here to ask.

"Did Dumbledore tell you?"

"...Yes." Hagrid nodded; what he wanted to ask was about the basilisk and the Chamber of Secrets.

The Chamber of Secrets and the basilisk had once burdened Hagrid with the wrongful charge of causing death.

On the surface, Hagrid was deprived of the right to own a wand because of this.

A wizard without a wand is like a Muggle being deprived of their hands and feet.

Casting spells is secondary; the main thing is the charge.

Hagrid wanted to ask the Little Seer if he could overturn the case.

Hagrid certainly believed in Dumbledore, but with the Seer present, he would of course subconsciously want a double insurance.

If the Seer, who could see the future, said it was stable, then Hagrid would be completely relieved.

"You don't have to worry about overturning the case; just trust Dumbledore."

"What was that periodic breakthrough you just mentioned?" Roger looked at Hagrid with a wary gaze.

It wasn't because of anything else; it was mainly because Hagrid had given him a lot of big surprises.

Roger couldn't help but be vigilant.

Just as Dumbledore didn't trust Roger and was always afraid that Roger would create big news, Roger felt the same way about Hagrid!