From Karma Taj to Hogwarts

In the darkness, Xiwen woke up. The surroundings were still dark, with only the dim red glow remaining from the long-extinguished charcoal fire in the fireplace. Looking up at the black lake outside the window, there are faint waves that are not very obvious.

He briefly sensed the current situation of his body - Xiwen in his soul state was chatting with Helena as Strange, while his body was lying quietly on the bed thinking, distracted but not interested. Hard work.

Just like in Karma Taj, the strength of Xiwen's soul can provide him with support, allowing him to freely control his body even when his soul is out of the body, instead of just resting with his body like other mages. , the ancient way of soul learning improves learning efficiency.

Not only that, he could even feel that a secondary soul based on his current body was slowly growing in his empty body.

Theoretically, each body should be born with a dedicated soul at birth. But for some reason, the soul that was supposed to be born in Rozier's body never appeared at all, so the empty body instinctively accepted Xiwen's soul body wandering in the gaps in the universe.

Now, after eleven years of nourishing Xiwen's powerful soul, this body has the conditions to give birth to a soul again. But at this time, the body has already been deeply marked by Xiwen, and the regenerated soul can only exist as its deputy soul...

‘Maybe one day I will have a clone! ’ Xiwen thought with a little excitement.

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Xiwen stopped thinking so much and decided to get up first.

After groping for the wand beside the pillow, he said in a very soft voice: "Lumos."

The tip of the wand glowed faintly, illuminating only his own bed.

Taking out the pocket watch from under the pillow, you can see that the hour hand is pointing to the Roman numeral "6 (six)".

The schoolwork in the lower grades of Hogwarts is actually very easy. The first class does not start until nine in the morning, so many young wizards have developed the habit of sleeping until dawn.

Xiwen was forced to wake up at dawn for morning exercises in Kamal Taj for a long time. Although he relaxed a little when he came to the new world, he still woke up naturally around six in the morning.

After looking around and seeing that all his roommates were still asleep, Xiwen changed his clothes alone and left the dormitory.

The common room was empty, but the fireplace was lit, burning with warm green flames, dispersing the cold, damp air that lay at the bottom of the lake. There are also several round-headed lake dolphins in the large fish tank that shake from time to time, stirring up slightly turbid water and adding a bit of life to the silent space.

After thinking for a while, Xiwen decided to go to the Black Lake for his routine morning exercises.

The spiral staircase leading to the ground was dark and long, and the experience was so bad that he couldn't help but start thinking wildly.

‘The Slytherin common room is probably the farthest from the ground. Why am I not assigned to Ravenclaw? I heard that the Ravenclaw lounge is on a tower, the sun is very bright, and you can see the Black Lake from a distance...'

Of course, if he knew that the Ravenclaw Tower was too high and it was extremely inconvenient for students to go up and down every time, he might not be so mentally unbalanced.

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Finally, Xiwen climbed the long stairs and came to the ground. The sky in the distance has turned fish belly white, vaguely reflecting the appearance of layers of clouds in the sky. The torches in the entrance courtyard were still burning brightly, and the clouds still looked dim in comparison.

Looking out from the courtyard window, I can see the long stone steps I walked last night. Because the sun had already set when we arrived at the houseboat by boat and the sky was dark, it was difficult to notice the specific surroundings.

It is now slightly bright. From the window of the cloister, you can see the southeast side of the castle from top to bottom. You can find that the entire castle stands on a cliff. Except for the narrow area around the boat house, it is difficult to see the southeast side near the entrance courtyard. Flat lake shore.

"It seems that the plan of morning exercise on the lakeshore has been ruined." Xiwen shrugged. "Maybe I should try my luck near the Quidditch pitch north of the castle."

Anyway, it was still early, so Xiwen was not in a hurry. He walked up the stairs outside the auditorium door and entered the main tower with a leisurely attitude. Then through a spacious corridor, he could reach the corner tower on the east side of the castle, where there was a towering stone bridge crossing it. Between it and the astronomy tower in the teaching area.

The stone bridge was built on a steep cliff. As he walked on the bridge, the cool morning breeze blew past his face, causing Xiwen's wizard robe to flutter.

Facing the wind, Xiwen unbuttoned his robe and threw it behind him, and the hem of his clothes fluttered in the wind like a cloak. Then, he put his elbows on the railing, squinted his wind-covered eyes, and looked down at the swaying pine trees on the edge of the cliff, still feeling unreal.

‘I have lived in this world with a new identity for more than ten years, and I also came to a magic school? ’

You know, the last life only lasted a little more than twenty years, including a childhood period with no clear memories.

Now this clear eleven years of experience often makes him feel confused. Occasionally when he wakes up from a dream late at night, he suddenly thinks that he is still on the bamboo mat of Kama Taj; sometimes he still doubts that Kama Taj’s experience is nothing. It's a long dream, I should belong to this universe...

Xiwen was lost in thought, unaware that he was still in the cold wind.

At this moment, a slender hand held a thick magic book, blocking his view and the cool breeze blowing on his face. The owner of the hand interrupted his thoughts by tapping his shoulder with his other hand.

"Do you want to catch a cold on the first day of school so you don't go to class?" a magnetic female voice asked.

Xiven raised his head from his arm and saw a senior witch with gray hair, blue eyes, and black-rimmed glasses looking at him in surprise.

"Are you...a Ravenclaw prefect?" Xiwen vaguely remembered that he should have met her once on the train.

"Miranda Gorshak." She nodded flatly. "I'm glad you still remember me."

‘You don’t look happy at all. ’ Xiwen secretly cursed.

Today, Miranda has long gray hair, wearing a loose light blue skirt under her school uniform. She is not as serious and rigid as she was on the train, but has a clean and pure temperament blown by the breeze.

Xiwen couldn't help but said: "If you change your glasses, you would be a beautiful and intellectual witch."

Miranda raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you Slytherin 'nobles' so talkative? You dare to molest your senior sister on the first day of school."

Xiwen smiled awkwardly: "Ahem, you may have some misunderstandings about Slytherin's 'nobles'..."

Miranda said: "I didn't misunderstand anything. After four years at Hogwarts, I already know what Slytherin is like."

It seems that Slytherin's reputation is indeed not very good... Sivan spread his hands helplessly.

"Speaking of which, you don't look much like a Slytherin." Miranda said suddenly seriously. "I've never seen anyone in Slytherin wake up so early."

"Really?" Xiwen asked enthusiastically. "Do you think I'm a bit like a Ravenclaw? The Sorting Hat struggled for a long time to sort me into Slytherin or Ravenclaw."

Miranda didn't hold back after all, and said with a twitching corner of her mouth: "It's a good thing you weren't assigned to Ravenclaw, otherwise you would have been led astray in the first grade..."

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Xiwen quickly changed the topic and forced Miranda, who was about to practice magic spells, to ask her to familiarize herself with the castle environment. He also took the opportunity to ask where there was a suitable place for morning exercises.

Helpless, Miranda had to take Xiwen away from the stone bridge and came to the Astronomy Tower. The Astronomy Tower was part of the building complex in the teaching area. A square corridor connected several tall towers.

There is a spacious square in the middle of the promenade. The square is covered with a layer of green lawn, and a fountain is located in the center of the lawn.

"You can do morning exercises here." Miranda pointed to the lawn downstairs with her chin.

Xiwen thought for a moment, and then said with a dark face that he couldn't accept it: "Everyone who is going to class will pass by here. I don't think I am thick-skinned enough to be treated like a monkey in public and still act calmly." …”

Miranda chuckled and said: "As long as you get up early enough, there won't be many people here."

Xiwen looked at the scattered students downstairs holding books and waving wands, and there were a few black lines on his face: "Those are students from your college."

He pointed to the west side of the castle and said, "Don't think I don't know. Your Ravenclaw Tower is over there. No matter how early I get up, I can't catch those nerds in your courtyard!"

This sentence seems to cover a bit too much.

"Be careful what you say!" Miranda replied with a dark face, and then she seemed to realize something. "You seem to be quite familiar with the castle. Are you really a new student here?"

Xiwen secretly thought something was wrong. Last night, I pretended to be a ghost and was taken around by Nicholas and the fat monk for a long time. And ghosts are not limited by terrain, so they almost browsed the entire castle.

After waking up today, Xiwen completely forgot about this incident. When he stayed with Miranda, he didn't show the strange feeling of being new at all, which aroused suspicion.

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