Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

Back when Roger sought Professor McGonagall to verify his path to immortality, he had mentioned some of his ideas.

Professor McGonagall knew that Roger intended to engage in self-body modification.

However, modifying other parts of the body and modifying the brain were two completely different matters!

In Professor McGonagall's expectation, even if Roger encountered problems modifying his body, St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries could save him. And even if he were to modify his brain, that should be something far off in the future.

The more important the organ, the later it should be modified. By that time, Roger should have grown into a reassuringly powerful wizard.

《Bloodline Magic and Transfiguration - Future Era Conjecture》 was a book Professor McGonagall lent to Roger. She had read it herself, so she did not object to Roger's path.

But now, starting brain modification in the first year? That's too early!

And…

“This modification of yours, it has nothing to do with immortality, does it?” Professor McGonagall read the written report Roger had provided.

Many issues are troublesome to explain verbally, so before visiting Professor McGonagall, Roger had organized his experimental ideas into a document and written them down.

Roger shook his head: “Actually, it is somewhat related.”

“Although I am a Seer, I am not omniscient. I know my limitations.”

“Professor, let's do a simple math problem.”

“Suppose a wizard needs a time of 1 to learn a spell, and his lifespan is 100, then the number of spells he can learn in his lifetime can be easily calculated.”

“Next, let's complicate the problem a bit. How much time does he spend absorbing the knowledge of a magic book? After he establishes his own knowledge system, how much weight does he add to the efficiency of learning magic? How much time will he spend on other events in his life… … ”

“As long as we know how high a wizard's talent is and improve the algorithm, we can roughly calculate what level of achievement a wizard can potentially achieve in an ideal state of normal growth.”

Roger's words had reached this point, and the intelligent Minerva McGonagall could already hear what Roger wanted to say.

“You think… … ”

Roger nodded and continued: “After I really started the research on immortality, I did a rough calculation. If I always use low-risk magic experiments and grow normally, the probability of developing my own immortality technique before I am 90 years old is very high, but not 100%. This is not a lottery, this is a matter of my life extension! Even a 1% failure rate is glaring to me!”

“And this is just insignificant immortality, not even touching the edge of eternal life!”

Therefore, Roger chose abnormal growth.

He chose the path of high risk and high return.

He chose the path that could increase his talent base.

“Why have you suddenly become so impatient? You can't get fat with one bite, you said that yourself.” Professor McGonagall roughly understood Roger's thoughts, but she also had things she couldn't understand.

After truly embarking on magic research and seeing through his own future at a glance, wanting to make some changes and increase the chances of success is human nature.

But there is absolutely no need to go so big right from the start, is there?

Professor McGonagall, who did not know how outrageous Roger's Seer ability was, looked at Roger in confusion.

“Getting fat with one bite means that I will not blindly seek quick success and instant benefits and do the wrong thing when I know it is impossible. It doesn't mean that I will hesitate because I am afraid of failure when there is a possibility of progress.”

Roger thought for a while and said: “Professor, do you know what the world looks like in the eyes of a Seer?”

“Hmm?”

“I can see many possibilities in the future, some are very good, some are very bad. There are great contradictions between different wizarding groups, like an unlit powder keg, which may be detonated at any time by a spark called 'Dark Lord'. The world we live in is developing rapidly, and the collision between Muggle and wizarding civilizations may also happen at any time.”

“What's more, although wizards are people who use magic, we don't know what the essence of magic is, which is a huge problem in itself.”

“Also, remember what I said, Professor. The world is very big. There are nearly 400 billion star systems in the Milky Way, and there are nearly 2 trillion galaxies like the Milky Way in the universe. According to Muggle scientists' calculations, there is a high probability that there is other life outside the sky, then… … do 'they' on the other side of the starry sky also have magic?”

What Roger said was neither a lie nor an unfounded worry.

Although these were not predicted by his Seer's magical ability, they were learned by Roger through another 'Seer' method.

You must know that until he time-traveled, the related sequels of Harry Potter were still being released, but Roger didn't pay much attention to them.

Logically speaking, wasn't Voldemort defeated? The world is at peace, so what stories are those sequels, including movies, novel spin-offs, stage plays, and games, telling?

Will there be new villains other than Voldemort? Logically speaking, the new villains should not be weaker than Voldemort, right?

Theoretically speaking, it is not completely impossible for those 'enemies' Roger mentioned above to appear!

“'Accidents' will not give me extra preferential treatment because of my age.” Roger said.

Ever since he was shot seven times in the Middle East, Roger had extinguished his arrogant idea that he was some so-called chosen one.

Seeing that Professor McGonagall was a little hesitant, Roger didn't continue to persuade her, but said: “Professor, if it's really difficult for you, then let's just forget about it.”

“Brain modification is just one of my ideas to become stronger. It's not like I only have this one path to take.”

He didn't have any ideas in this regard before, but now that the desire to 'enhance talent' has been ignited, Roger, who has stayed in the information explosion era, has too many strange and weird paths to become stronger in his mind. Trying them one by one would be enough to try for decades.

Brain modification is just because his lifespan is too short, so it's best to choose the one with the greatest possibility.

If the shortest path doesn't work, Roger still has many backup routes, so there's no need to stubbornly stick to it. Just change it.

The current so-called shortest is just calculated based on the existing technology in his hands. Maybe other paths in the future are actually more promising?

“…” Looking at Roger's free and easy smile, Professor McGonagall was speechless for a long time.

“… … Roger.”

“Yes, what's wrong?”

“I will help you with the Undetectable Extension Charm.”

Professor McGonagall then said: “However, I still think that direct brain modification is too risky… … Do you know about Muggle computers?”

“Eh?” Roger didn't know why Professor McGonagall suddenly mentioned this.

“In those documents you gave me, it is written that you have mastered a technology that can control nerve cells to a certain extent. If you exclude the need to increase mental power and only consider supplementing your insufficient memory and multi-threaded thinking, then why not try this direction?” Professor McGonagall's lips curled into an arc.

Professor McGonagall had read all the books she lent to Roger!

Adding a computer chip to the arm and connecting it to the nerves, would it have a similar effect to Roger's envisioned brain modification?

She may not have Roger's talent or Roger's future knowledge, but the concept of brain-computer interface already existed in 1991.

How could a true magic master have no idea how to become stronger at all?!

Those theoretical works left by predecessors, the replacement of ancient magic by modern magic, have already proven from the side that wizards have never stopped trying to become stronger for thousands of years, but often their ideas cannot be realized.

After all, not everyone can be like Roger, who can foresee crises and do 800 magic experiments with a mortality rate of 99.99% a day. The progress of scientific research is like sitting on a rocket.

Every innovation of ordinary wizards is difficult and slow.

“But the computers of this era… … ” Roger frowned slightly. He, who knew more about Muggle technology, felt that this was not that simple.

“If Muggle computers cannot fully meet the needs, then why don't you go and take a look at the magical alchemy?”

Alchemy is a course that Hogwarts students are only qualified to take in the sixth year, involving extremely profound magical knowledge.

It is not only difficult, but also has a large number of knowledge barriers monopolized by various families, magic factories, and special organizations.

This is a field that Roger has never set foot in.

And Professor McGonagall is now planning to lead Roger into this brand new 'world'!