Divination has yielded everything I desired, so my attention turns to a new frontier: transformation.The gift of the Metamorphmagus is rare — an inborn talent for reshaping flesh and feature at will. It cannot be taught through spell or potion, or so the world believes.
They are wrong.
I begin my research by collecting every record of such individuals across magical history. Their portraits, their wands, traces of magic left on objects they've touched — all carry the faint resonance of the gift. From these echoes I build a theory: the ability is not purely genetic but metaphysical, a delicate harmony between body, will, and soul.
At Hogwarts, I quietly observe a young witch whose gift manifests with unusual strength. Her aura is mercurial, shimmering with constant change. Through harmless magical residue and divination, I analyze that energy, isolating the essence of transfiguration made flesh.
The results are intoxicating. I discover what I will later call mutable essence — the alchemical principle that allows the self to rewrite its own pattern. With my alchemy multiplied by the Philosopher's Stone, I craft elixirs and runic arrays designed to mimic this resonance. The first tests are on animals, each attempt refining the balance of mind and form until success is undeniable. A serpent grows wings; a rat reshapes its fur to match its surroundings.
Three years of relentless experimentation follow. I combine metamorphic essence with my own perfected regeneration. At last, under the glow of candlelight deep in the Chamber, I feel the shift: muscles realigning, bones reshaping, skin reconfiguring under my command.
It works.
My reflection changes at will — a young man, a beautiful woman, an aged scholar. Even the subtler details obey my will: hair, height, voice, even magical signature. I can alter them all with effortless thought.
The ultimate disguise. The ultimate evolution.
For most, transformation is illusion. For me, it is truth itself made malleable. I am the future of transfiguration — a being unbound by shape or time.