Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

Dumbledore's life was filled with regrets.

After being hurt once, people always try to avoid falling into the same pit twice.

As the saying goes, it's easy to know a person's face but not their heart. After being burned by Voldemort, even though Harry Potter had grown up under his watchful eye, Dumbledore still wanted to take out another insurance policy.

This was the Mirror of Erised incident in Roger's memory.

By reflecting Harry Potter's deepest desires, he could verify that his judgment was correct.

‘He's back so soon?’

Harry was facing the mirror, once again lost in it, while Roger turned to look at Dumbledore, who had appeared there at some unknown time.

Dumbledore understood the meaning in Roger's eyes.

But he didn't answer directly, instead asking, "Roger, what did you see?"

"A lot," Roger said calmly.

In the Mirror of Erised, he saw countless beautiful things in the world. The only problem was that the mirror's image kept flickering. Before one scene could be clearly seen, the next one would appear.

The Sorting Hat was right. The most suitable house for Roger was Slytherin. His heart was filled with greed for everything, never satisfied, always yearning.

For the things he desired, a hundred years was too short, so…

"Headmaster." Hearing the voices of the two behind him, Harry woke up as if from a dream.

After that, Dumbledore explained the purpose of the Mirror of Erised to Harry, announced that he would be removing it, and warned Harry not to try to find it again.

…In fact, Dumbledore's purpose had already been achieved the first time Harry looked into the mirror.

However, Harry, who had never experienced family affection, stood in front of the mirror for a long time, unwilling to leave, sometimes even shedding tears at the scene of his parents in the mirror, which made Dumbledore a little sentimental.

That's why he hadn't appeared all along.

And now, in order not to betray the trust of his Quidditch teammates, Harry chose to reject the illusion in the mirror and embrace reality. Even if Roger hadn't come, Dumbledore felt it was time for the illusion to return to nothingness.

Taking one last look at the mirror, Harry gritted his teeth and walked resolutely out of the old classroom.

When only the two of them were left in the classroom, Dumbledore looked at Roger and said, "It's not that I just got back, it's that I was just about to leave."

This was in response to Roger's initial question.

The matter was a bit abstract.

Clearly, the Eastern wizarding world had been arguing endlessly about Roger's case, dragging it out until Roger had returned to England. Still, no one came to arrest him, so they dumped the matter on the British Ministry of Magic, to be judged by Britain.

But after the verdict, some people within the Middle East were still making trouble, and didn't stop even after Roger had entered Hogwarts.

So Dumbledore planned to go there himself.

A big shot like Dumbledore, the Chairman of the International Confederation of Wizards, and also the top wizard of the era, of course couldn't just take action without saying a word and Apparate over there.

The Gulf War had just ended at the beginning of the year, and everyone was a little nervous. Some people would definitely be afraid that Dumbledore was going to start a wizarding version of the Gulf War or something else. If he was misunderstood, it would be troublesome.

So Dumbledore's entry into the country followed a slow, formal approval process to show goodwill.

And hearing the news that Dumbledore was coming, those who were hostile to Roger because of his 'religious prophet' status chickened out again.

For a time, they all fell silent.

Dumbledore thought they had really chickened out, so he canceled the trip.

If possible, Dumbledore was not a person who liked disputes.

As a result…

Because the trip was canceled, those people thought that Dumbledore was just scaring them, putting on a show of extreme pressure, and wouldn't really come because of Roger's matter. Then they started making trouble again.

So, about a month after giving the Philosopher's Stone to Roger, Dumbledore once again sent an entry notice to the Middle Eastern magic world, and would be leaving in two days to show those who didn't know how to take a hint and couldn't think straight what it meant to be the greatest wizard of this century in Britain!

"…Thank you for your trouble." Roger could only say this, not knowing how else to respond after hearing the explanation.

At the same time, he also noted it down in his heart, and would take a trip to the Middle East in a few years when he had the ability.

Roger repaid kindness and dealt with enemies!

"It's nothing, it's just a pity that I couldn't spend Halloween with the children." Dumbledore didn't care too much.

"When will you be back?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on how they react after I go."

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"Pfft, Roger, what's with that hairstyle?"

Time always passes especially quickly when you are focused enough, whether it is on entertainment or learning.

In the blink of an eye, it was Halloween.

The smell of roasted pumpkins filled the entire Hogwarts Castle early in the morning, and strange Halloween decorations were hanging everywhere.

Today was a holiday, and there were fewer classes than usual. The children who had finished their classes early were rushing towards the Great Hall.

It was said that the professors had made a grand scene for today's holiday banquet. A thousand bats were fluttering on the walls and ceiling, and there were also a thousand more like low dark clouds, just like the thunderous starry sky at the beginning of the school year, very spectacular.

However, on the way there, another thing attracted their attention.

Roger's blond hair in front of his forehead was combed into several strands and firmly fixed, while the hair in the back had turned into a strange dark red color.

Facing the strange gazes of his classmates along the way, Roger was oblivious, until a familiar classmate asked the above question.

At the beginning of the school year, everyone was in awe of Roger because of the legends, but after such a long time of getting along, everyone was clear that it should just be rumors that had been exaggerated… How could my classmate be a murderer?

Roger is clearly a good person!

After the change in impression, some of the more outgoing classmates got closer to Roger.

"This?" Roger pointed to his strange hairstyle.

Then he said, "Shouldn't we dress up in a special way for Halloween?"

Normally, when Halloween comes, children dress up as skeletons, murderers, zombies, mummies, and other cute things, knocking on doors from house to house, asking for candy, and saying 'Trick or treat'.

This is also considered a holiday tradition. Without cosplaying, there is no holiday atmosphere at all.

"Uh, but we're wizards." The classmate who asked the question was stunned.

Dressing up as a wizard is also a Halloween costume.

Moreover, is there a precedent for Hogwarts to play cosplay on Halloween?

Don't they all just go back to their dormitories to sleep after the banquet? After all, Hogwarts can't just trick or treat without giving candy.

If you really make trouble, you're probably going to be punished to sweep the toilet.

Roger understood what he meant: "It's too boring for everyone to dress up in the same way, and besides, it doesn't seem like there's any school rule that says you can't dress up, right?"