Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

Aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and supercomputers are all embodiments of modern human science.

However, if someone from another planet wanted a more comprehensive understanding of the development of human civilization, they certainly wouldn't look for answers in these things.

Do people know about the existence of cells? Are they aware of atoms? How far has human mathematics progressed? Are human means of observing the microcosm capable of monitoring the quantum world? How do humans perceive the birth of the universe? How much of the universe's total mass can humans observe and utilize?...

These things are better indicators of a civilization's technological advancement.

Progress in basic science determines humanity's understanding of the world, and human understanding, in turn, drives the advancement of various technologies within civilization.

Similarly.

How deep is a wizard's understanding of 'magic,' their own source of power? What is a wizard's worldview? What are the limits to the power a wizard can wield?

This is what Roger is truly curious about.

However, whether it's "Standard Spells, Elementary" or "A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration," they only describe the 'technique' of casting spells. Deeper knowledge isn't entirely absent, but it's mostly glossed over.

It's like a first-grade language textbook, which, besides pinyin, only contains simple characters, at most adding a rough meaning behind each character.

It doesn't explain the origin of writing and how it evolved through generations, or the advantages and disadvantages of cuneiform, hieroglyphs, phonetic scripts, and ideographic scripts.

The content in a first-year spellbook isn't even worthy of being called 'art,' let alone 'dao.' It's merely the 'skill' of casting spells.

...Of course, ordinary first-year Hogwarts students already struggle to learn these things, so what about something more profound? Spare them.

However, truly gifted individuals will seek out more powerful spells to learn in the school library, and some can even preview the content of the second or third year in their first year.

But Roger is different.

His goal is to become an immortal.

Not a magical technician who knows a few spells, or a combat wizard.

He doesn't want to learn spells haphazardly.

He wants to establish a complete concept of the magical system for himself from the beginning.

This is like the foundation of the Great Dao. A slight deviation can lead to a vast error. Perhaps there are ways to remedy it later, but the time and energy spent, and the valuable resources wasted on detours, are unimaginable.

It's like in "Hunter x Hunter," the protagonist Gon, taught by the Shingen-ryu, is vastly different from some self-taught individuals in the Heavens Arena. Those who don't understand the essence of Nen might even cultivate in the wrong direction the harder they try, ultimately only realizing 30% of their potential.

Roger wants to achieve longevity before his lifespan ends, so he must try his best to eliminate such interference, and he must do so by racing against time.

Every day of life is precious, and with some time left before school starts, Roger doesn't want to waste it.

Roger dislikes lies, and he frankly told Professor McGonagall his thoughts and ideas.

"Is that so?" Roger's actions further deepened Professor McGonagall's stereotype.

This little seer must have foreseen something with his ability to predict the future!

Magic is a very profound subject, and for various reasons, magical knowledge is full of technical black boxes and even self-contradictions.

Building one's own cognitive magical system is usually something that scholars who want to delve deeper into magic do after learning a lot of magical knowledge.

This question should definitely not come from the mouth of a little wizard who has never been exposed to magic.

"You don't need to look here. If you're interested in these things, I have some books at home that I think are well-written. I'll mail them to you in a while," Professor McGonagall said.

Professor McGonagall didn't think Roger was aiming too high.

From Hogwarts' Sorting Hat, and the various clubs throughout the campus, such as the 'Transfiguration Club,' led by professors, it can be seen that.

Hogwarts is a place that emphasizes teaching students according to their aptitude.

Here, happy education and elite education coexist.

Little wizards without talent can just learn the content in class and get a diploma to work in wizarding businesses such as 'Magical Candy Factory' and 'Magical Creature Breeding Farm'.

Talented wizards will learn knowledge outside of the curriculum, join clubs to take 'small classes,' and be exposed to cutting-edge magical knowledge.

In Professor McGonagall's opinion, since Roger can ask this question, it means that he is qualified to read those books.

While Professor McGonagall chose to believe in Roger, she didn't intend to guide Roger personally.

As mentioned earlier, 'magical knowledge is full of technical black boxes and even self-contradictions.' Each magic researcher's magical system framework is slightly different, and no one dares to say that their understanding of the world is absolutely correct.

McGonagall has never taught a seer, but she believes that a seer who can see the future and cherishes his life will not jump into a pit himself.

He can know the future, and his path is very likely to be more 'correct' than her own.

She only needs to be his support and support him, and that is enough.

Hearing that Professor McGonagall was willing to share her 'selected book list' with him, Roger naturally followed her lead and stopped searching aimlessly in Flourish and Blotts.

Putting the textbooks into the shopping cart containing the owl, cauldron, and other sundries, the two turned back in the direction of the Leaky Cauldron.

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As the Head of Gryffindor and a Transfiguration professor, McGonagall is usually quite busy, and these months leading up to the start of school are even more hectic.

Roger is not the only child whose parents are not wizards and needs guidance, so of course, she can't stay with Roger every day.

After completing the purchase with Roger, Minerva McGonagall continued her other work without stopping.

Fortunately, she didn't forget her promise to Roger.

A few days later, several owls that looked a little overwhelmed dragged stacks of books and flew to the windowsill of Roger's room.

Unpacking the kraft paper cover, dozens of books were presented in front of Roger!

"A History of Spell Evolution: The Mutual Interference of Muggle Ideas and Spell Creation" was written by a modern American wizard. Roger doesn't have any impression of this name in his movie memories.

"Magic: The Power of Mental Imagery" is signed by Abe and was written around 1000 AD during the Heian period.

"Zen and Magic, A Research Report on the Differences in Casting Spells Between the Enlightened and Ordinary Wizards" was written by a monk from ancient India.

"A Study of the Relationship Between Faith and Magic 'Part Five', Whether Magical Creatures That Accept Incense Offerings Are More Intelligent" The book came from China, but the author is anonymous.

"The Connection Between the Soul and the Brain" comes from the Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic.

In addition to the above, there are also books such as "Is Casting Spells with Extreme Emotions a Wrong Path?", "Ritual Magic Is Far More Than Just Blood Sacrifice", "Where to Find the Great Dao", "The Mind Origin Hypothesis", "Is Magic an Energy or a Universal Rule?", "Dreams and the Subconscious and Magic", "Self, Id, Superego, Who Is the Core of Casting Spells", "The Brain in a Vat of the Ultimate Wizard", "Bloodline Magic and Transfiguration—Future Era Conjecture"...

The books piled up in front of him rarely involve specific spells and are mostly books on theoretical systems.

To give a general overview, the creation time of these books ranges from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period to 1990 last year, and the creators are all over the world. Among them, there are theories that have been proven to a certain extent, but more are guesses about magical theory and research reports full of data that have not yet reached accurate answers.

After skimming through them, Roger found that some of the books even had completely opposite and conflicting viewpoints.

Looking at these books that were about to fill his room, Roger only had one thought in his mind.

"Is Professor McGonagall a little too optimistic about me?"

"Can I finish reading these before school starts?"