Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

For high-end wizards who have truly embarked on the path of magic, their own magical path is something that can be talked about, but also must be kept highly confidential.

It's like asking a successful businessman how he succeeded. He might tell you some clichés about hard work and struggle.

Windfalls, daring to fight and being bold, and other superficial success stories.

At most, he'll talk about his own journey and experiences along the way.

But how to open up connections at the upper levels, the knack for recognizing and using talent, the core secrets of his own products, the path to acquiring customers, how to manage relationships, and how to land safely after rising with the wind instead of falling to his death… these things are generally not discussed.

But for Professor McGonagall, these were things she could talk about with Roger.

She was Roger's guide in the wizarding world. Under her watchful eyes, Roger had developed step by step from a child who knew no magic except for divination to where he was today.

The vast collection of books that laid the foundation for Roger's magical theory and knowledge.

She gave them to him.

Roger's most proficient magic, Transfiguration.

She taught him.

The path of alchemy that elevated Roger's growth rate by an order of magnitude.

She guided Roger into it.

Although nominally professor and student, strictly speaking, Professor McGonagall could be considered Roger's half-teacher.

If it were the ancient wizarding era before Hogwarts existed, this could almost be considered the passing down of the mantle.

Therefore, regarding Roger's questions, Professor McGonagall unreservedly revealed all the relevant details of her own magical path to Roger.

As the saying goes, teaching a disciple starves the master, but Professor McGonagall was not worried about such things at all. She knew Roger very well; he was the kind of person who would treat you better the better you treated him.

"So, when you initially chose your magical path, you didn't struggle too much, but naturally chose Transfiguration?" Professor McGonagall's imparted knowledge was precious, the culmination of her many years of wisdom, but Roger was more concerned with how she had embarked on her path.

The magical paths in this world, while not having the uniqueness of 'one radish, one hole,' have another restriction.

That is, the magic of this world is a rather subjective thing. People who perceive the world in different ways find it difficult to directly use the other's cutting-edge domain knowledge; it must undergo some transformation.

Roger, having already resolved to walk his own path, could not deviate at this time.

Professor McGonagall carefully recalled the past and then replied, "I was best at Transfiguration, so naturally, I didn't consider any other path."

Wizards choosing magic don't need to have the same concerns as Muggles choosing a career. Almost all magic, strictly speaking, is a 'concept-level' ability, only limited by the wizard's mental strength, knowledge level, and imagination, so the power is not 'strong' enough.

If you are truly talented in a certain aspect of magic and can delve deeply into it, even a seemingly simple 'Expelliarmus' can unleash terrifying power comparable to high-end magic.

To summarize Professor McGonagall's first pot of gold on her magical path in one sentence, it would be:

Do what you do best!

After exchanging ideas with Professor McGonagall in detail about this matter, Roger left with a thoughtful expression.

His second target for a visit was the Head of Slytherin House, Professor Snape.

"…Why have you come?" Seeing Roger's visit, Snape's expression was strange, both a little nervous and a little awkward.

"I have some magical matters I'd like to ask you about, Professor," Roger said with a smile.

In Roger's eyes, Snape was a somewhat special person in the sense of magic.

He had walked the path of dark magic in his early years, and his mind was deeply eroded by emotional magic, almost beyond redemption. His thinking was already leaning towards Voldemort, becoming cold, evil, and increasingly extreme.

But somewhat different from Voldemort, Voldemort's mental anchor point was eternal life and power. In order to become the eternal superior, he did not hesitate to do almost insane things, gambling his life on the table.

And Snape's mental anchor point seemed to be power, but in reality, it was not. When his anchor point was almost destroyed by Voldemort, Snape went from one extreme to another.

His dark magic was no longer sharp, and his magical path changed from negative emotional magic and potions to pure potions.

Roger was very interested in the impact of his magical path change on himself before and after.

"What is it?" Snape suppressed the awkwardness in his heart and asked in a peaceful tone, completely different from the dismissive attitude he had the last time they met.

"I've reached the point where I need to choose my own magical path. You should understand what I mean. I'd like to consult you about related matters in this regard." Although he was curious about many details of Snape, Roger didn't actually have high expectations.

After all, he and Snape didn't have that deep of a relationship. Roger would be satisfied if he could get some superficial dry goods from Snape.

"Magical path…" Snape stared at Roger.

He didn't feel surprised that Roger, a first-year student at the age of 11, had already begun to come into contact with many things that graduates wouldn't even touch the threshold of in their entire lives.

With Snape's channels in the upper echelons of wizarding society, he had also seen some of Roger's files. This was another powerful seer after Grindelwald, and he deeply understood Roger's fanaticism and determination after having contact with him at school.

Magic is the miracle of belief. The more terrifying a person's will, the easier it is to learn magic.

But he didn't expect that Roger, a Gryffindor, would actually come to ask him, a Head of Slytherin House, such a question.

At this moment, Snape thought of many things, thought of Harry, thought of the prophecy, thought of Lily…

"Ask, I'll answer as much as I can."

Roger didn't expect that although Snape didn't impart everything as Professor McGonagall had, he didn't hide too much either. He gave clear answers to any questions he asked.

"The magical path is important, but it's not complicated," Snape gave Roger a final piece of advice after they had talked for a long time.

"The root of magic is our hearts, it's that we yearn for magic, and only then will magic descend."

"Go choose the path you love most, pour everything into it, and the miracle of magic will descend upon you." When he said the last sentence, a complex color was reflected in Snape's pupils.

Since Lily's departure, Snape's spiritual world had fallen into darkness, and his magic was greatly affected.

Not only the power of magic, but even the efficiency of learning and researching magic was completely different from before.

In this disappointment, Snape had a deeper understanding of the essence of magic.

After gaining new answers from Snape, under normal circumstances, Roger should have gone to ask Dumbledore.

But it was really inconvenient to contact Dumbledore. Although there were some long-distance communication methods in the wizarding world,

these methods had a procedure in the middle, and there was a possibility of leaking secrets.

This kind of confidential matter was really not suitable to discuss in any way other than face-to-face.

So Roger went to find another person who was very close to him first.

"Voldemort, why did you choose your current magical path in the first place?"