Chapter 221 Nicolas Flamel
Seeing Dumbledore's actions, Aisen also stood up.
Subsequently, led by Dumbledore, Aisen followed him through the back door of the cafe and then weaved through the bustling residential alleys.
"If I remember correctly, Nicolas Flamel and his wife Perenelle are living in seclusion in Devon?" Aisen couldn't help but speak. "It's over a hundred miles from here to Devon!"
"You are right, but besides his love for Alchemy, Nicolas is also very interested in operas in the Muggle World," Dumbledore said, nodding. "Before leaving, he always goes to opera houses in various places to listen."
A few minutes later, Dumbledore brought Aisen to a very inconspicuous corner. The corner was in a dead end of an alley, where no one would ever come.
"Nicolas Flamel lives in this kind of place?" Aisen's eyes narrowed.
God's Perspective was activated for scanning, but no abnormalities were found.
He had clearly guessed that Nicolas Flamel lived in this area, but he just couldn't find him.
"Nicolas and Perenelle like to live with Muggles, and he doesn't want Witches to disturb them. Especially after the Philosopher's Stone was destroyed," Dumbledore said, smiling and nodding at Aisen, then took out his wand and waved it.
Hiding greatly in the city, this kind of life is actually quite good.
Dumbledore withdrew his wand and stood still, waiting quietly. In less than a minute, the space before them suddenly rippled like water, and then a piece of parchment appeared out of thin air and was caught by Dumbledore.
After Dumbledore glanced at the parchment, he showed the content on it to Aisen.
It was an address. Before seeing it, Aisen had no idea about this address at all. Only after seeing it did he understand where this address was.
After looking up, a small cottage with a modern rural style appeared before Aisen, a little further into the dead-end corner. In front of the cottage, a fence enclosed a small yard.
"Fidelius Charm?" Aisen looked at Dumbledore beside him.
"Exactly, a very useful method, isn't it?" Dumbledoresmiled and got up, walking towards the cottage.
Aisen was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and followed Dumbledore over.
"Hey—, Nicolas, Perenelle, your old friend has come to see you!" After entering the fenced yard, Dumbledoreshouted loudly with a smile on his face. There was no need to worry about the sound being heard by others outside.
Clearly, there were also traces of magic here.
After Dumbledore's voice fell, an old man pushed open the door and walked out. Evidently, this was Nicolas Flamel. He looked extremely ancient, with white hair falling past his shoulders, and his skin looked very pale, as if he were ill.
The wrinkles on his face were deep, like peeling marks on a wall, leaving a deep impression. Of course, despite being so old, his complexion looked good, especially his pair of emerald green eyes, which were particularly lively.
Coming out with him was an old woman. The old woman also looked very old, similar to Nicolas's condition, but she seemed well-maintained and gave a kind impression. Clearly, this was Nicolas Flamel's wife, Perenelle.
"Albus, long time no see, you're in for a treat! Perenellejust made some new honey chocolate fudge, and it tastes fantastic!" Nicolas said, looking at Dumbledore with a smile.
"That's really wonderful, I can't wait to taste it," Dumbledore said cheerfully.
"Wonderful things must always be shared to gain more satisfying happiness," Nicolas said with a smile, then looked at Aisen beside him. "Is this the Eisen Turneryou've always talked about? He is indeed a talented person. Albus always tells me that your achievements in Alchemy amaze him!"
"You flatter me!" Aisen bowed slightly and nodded to show his respect for the other party. "I just have some different ideas; compared to your achievements in Alchemy, I'm far behind!"
"You are too modest. Albus told me about some of the Alchemy tools you made; your ideas are very amazing—" Nicolas Flamel looked at Aisen with admiration.
Hearing this, Aisen couldn't help but feel a little awkward. However, besides the awkwardness, he was also very curious about the level of Nicolas Flamel's strength.
The focus of the Wizarding World's introduction to Nicolas Flamel was on the Philosopher's Stone he created and the fact that he lived for over six hundred years, but there was little mention of his magical level.
Feeling Nicolas Flamel's strength, Aisen was almost shocked. Because in Aisen's perception, Nicolas Flamel's magic level was no lower than Dumbledore's.
However, Aisen was relieved afterwards.
After all, Nicolas Flamel was the owner of the Philosopher's Stone. And it was something everyone knew, that the Philosopher's Stone could give people infinite wealth and eternal life.
Given this, during the more than six hundred years Nicolas Flamel lived with his wife Perenelle, didn't some Dark Wizards try to target them?
This is obviously unlikely. But they have been living well, living until now. This indicates that he has resolved all threats.
Moreover, a very important point is, before Voldemort's downfall, when he was pursuing eternal life, had he not heard of Nicolas Flamel and his Philosopher's Stone? This is clearly not the case.
Therefore, there is only one truth: Nicolas Flamelpossesses power that even Voldemort cannot provoke! As for another possibility, whether Nicolas Flamel had been hiding all along so Voldemort couldn't find him, Aisenroared inwardly: Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Alright, don't keep flattering each other outside," Perenelle said, smiling and waving. "Let's chat inside. Standing outside all the time is too silly."
"Oh, you're right, I'm sorry, old people tend to be long-winded," Nicolas said, patting his head and speaking annoyedly. "Perenelle is right to remind me, I almost forgot to greet the guests."
Subsequently, the Nicolas Flamel couple pushed open the door and welcomed Dumbledore and Aisen inside.
After entering, Aisen discovered that Nicolas Flamelindeed liked to live like Muggles. There were hardly any traces of magic in the room, nor was the Undetectable Extension Charm used; it was just an ordinary room.
Sitting in the living room, Nicolas and Dumbledore first started chatting about everyday life. They reminisced about the past and then shared their recent situations; it was clear that their friendship was exceptionally sincere.
"Nicolas, your physical condition—" A flicker of worry flashed across Dumbledore's eyes.
"Ha—, old friend, don't worry, you know, this is the choice of Perenelle and me, we are ready!" Nicolas smiled, holding Perenelle's hand, truly showing a readiness to face death.
Seeing Nicolas so carefree, Dumbledore immediately burst into laughter.
Subsequently, Nicolas would occasionally discuss topics related to Alchemy with Aisen.
Since Aisen had basically thoroughly understood that book, 'Ancient Alchemy Secrets', many times, Aisen could understand the profound meaning of the techniques and methods Nicolas spoke of.
Moreover, due to his Muggle background and different perspective on things, some of Aisen's ideas could sometimes open Nicolas's eyes.
Of course, Aisen himself also gained a lot.
In particular, Nicolas specifically talked a lot about the combination methods of runes, including arrangements and combinations that reduce the magic required to drive Alchemy tools, increase casting power, or enhance magical effects, which greatly benefited Aisen.
"Albus told me that you made a 'Flat Mirror', combining methods like the sneakoscope and tracking spells, which helped him solve a big problem. The idea is truly brilliant!" Nicolas said, looking at Aisen with admiration.
This made Aisen realize that Dumbledore would apparently discuss and explore some matters with him. However, hearing Nicolas say this, Aisen still felt a little embarrassed.
"You flatter me, there are many magic spells in the Wizarding World that can do that; I just cast spells and carry them on tools!" Aisen shook his head slightly. "Moreover, it's a pity that it's not easy to spread. Because once some ill-intentioned people know about it, someone will always create counter-tools."
"You are right, but you don't need to spread it—it's very useful for Hogwarts!" Nicolas smiled, saying this while looking at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore nodded, looking at Aisen with a meaningful gaze.
Aisen almost couldn't help but roll his eyes. However, he had already made up his mind to throw the 'Flat Mirror' to Dumbledore after a while, and then let him worry about whether any strangers broke into Hogwarts.
Anyway, as his strength grew, that thing was no longer useful to him.
Chapter 222: Speculation
When Professor Aisen and Dumbledore bid farewell to Nicolas Flamel, it was already afternoon.
It has to be said, the conversation with Nicolas Flamelgreatly boosted Professor Aisen's inspiration in Alchemy.
Professor Aisen had always thought highly of his own learning progress. After all, he was not only a transmigrator but also had awakened his golden finger.
Therefore, whether in his own strength or in his research of Alchemy, Professor Aisen had full confidence.
However, this conversation with Nicolas Flamel made him realize that although his Alchemy attainment was already profound enough, it was still far behind compared to a true master like Nicolas Flamel.
Even now, unless Professor Aisen brought some Alchemymanuscripts into the Dream World and diligently studied them for decades or even centuries, it was unlikely that his Alchemy would suddenly surpass the other party's.
Of course, Professor Aisen didn't need to dwell on this.
After all, he didn't really intend to practice Alchemy to the level of being the best in the world. Anyway, after this visit and conversation with Nicolas Flamel, ProfessorAisen felt that his Alchemy level was already sufficient.
He hadn't forgotten that the initial decision to delve into Alchemy was mainly to create various magical items to serve his golden finger.
After returning to Hogwarts, Dumbledore went back to being busy with his own affairs. He still needed to continue searching through the list of Death Eaters to find the one most loyal to Voldemort.
As for Professor Aisen himself, apart from practicing Charms every day, he spent his time in the Librarycontinuing to move books into his Dream World. Of course, in his free time, he would also conduct further research on the method of making horcruxes in "Advanced Black magic" within the Dream World.
Naturally, due to the time flow within the Dream Worldbeing adjustable by Professor Aisen's will, his research time on Horcrux creation had already been extremely long.
Therefore, if Professor Aisen wanted to create a Horcrux, he could have actually followed the process step by step to split his soul and create one long ago. But obviously, this was not Professor Aisen's goal.
His goal was to find a way to create a Horcrux without splitting his soul, using a harmless method with no side effects.
However, despite spending a long time in the Dream World, Professor Aisen's research progress was still extremely slow.
In addition, Professor Aisen had made some progress in his idea of how to reduce human metabolism and maintain human vitality for a long time. He searched through many Charms and finally found some inspiration from the Freezing Spell and Petrificus Totalus.
Of course, it was still far from true success.
...
The July sun, after passing through the clouds, shone into the room through the window, casting light on the bookshelves.
Undoubtedly, this was the Hogwarts Library.
Professor Aisen held a stack of newspapers in his hand and slowly paced, coming to a window seat and sitting down.
Upon arriving at the Library, Professor Aisen did not, as usual, eagerly flip through books to fill the memory palace in his Dream World, but instead picked up a newspaper and read it quietly.
The newspaper was subscribed to by Hogwarts, and Professor Aisen had a sudden thought to pick one up today.
The front-page article of The Daily Prophet had a title that seemed full of comedy:
"The War of Words Between the Minister of magic and the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation"
"The Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Barty Crouch Sr., has seen his reputation plummet rapidly due to the recent acquittal of Sirius Black, almost leading to his resignation..."
"...The Minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge, desperately needs a 'scapegoat' to get rid of the label of the Ministry of Magic's incompetence. Therefore, regarding Barty Crouch Sr.'s resignation, Cornelius Fudge 'applauded'—"
"But, unfortunately, when the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures executed a dangerous Hippogriff, Cornelius Fudge, as a witness, made a big mistake, making the Ministry of Magic a joke again..."
"Barty Crouch Sr. claimed that Cornelius Fudge made the same mistake as him, using this method to excuse himself and preserve his position..."
"Cornelius Fudge claimed that Barty Crouch Sr. was a cunning and insidious schemer, and that all of this was his plot, that he deliberately let the Hippogriff escape..."
A quick glance made Professor Aisen exclaim, "Good heavens!"
On one hand, Professor Aisen was surprised that Barty Crouch Sr. had not been ousted. On the other hand, he was speechless at Fudge pinning the blame for Buckbeak's escape on Barty Crouch Sr..
"However, some time has passed since this incident, when did this war of words start?" After understanding the general course of events, Professor Aisen couldn't help but shake his head.
Turning the newspaper, on the second page, ProfessorAisen saw The Daily Prophet's report on the 422nd Quidditch World Cup.
The knockout stage of this Quidditch World Cup began in July, the matches would last for a month, and finally two teams would be decided to hold the final on August 22nd.
Of course, Professor Aisen himself was not particularly interested in which team could successfully reach the final. After all, as a transmigrator, he really didn't have that sense of immersion.
However, what Professor Aisen found strange was the number of times the Quidditch World Cup had been held. It clearly stated that this Quidditch World Cup was already the 422nd competition.
But the Quidditch World Cup is held every four years.
Calculating this way, if you trace back in time, you would find that the first Quidditch World Cup should have been held in 116 BC.
But what's quite absurd is that the flying broomstick was invented around the tenth century AD. Moreover, flying broomsticks at that time were self-produced and used by Witches, not only were they of very poor quality, but they were also extremely uncomfortable to sit on.
This presents a problem.
Since flying broomsticks were invented around the tenth century AD, the Quidditch World Cup couldn't have appeared before flying broomsticks were invented, right?
So, what is the truth of the matter? A deep look of confusion flashed in Professor Aisen's eyes. After all, such an obvious loophole was simply too absurd.
After thinking for a long time, Professor Aisen couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
Tapping lightly on the desktop, Professor Aisen folded the newspaper. Then, as if he thought of something, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"To explain all this, unless—" Professor Aisen mumbled, suddenly thinking of a possibility that made his scalp tingle instantly.
After taking a deep breath, Professor Aisen no longer felt like reading in the Library. With God's Perspectiveactivated, Professor Aisen saw Dumbledore's figure in the Headmaster's office.
Leaving the Library, Professor Aisen went directly to the door of Dumbledore's office via Apparition Without A Trace.
Just as he was about to enter, Professor Aisen's movements stopped.
"Just go in and ask him directly?" Professor Aisenhesitated, "Hmm, let's find a question as an opening."
Then, Professor Aisen paced in the corridor.
After a while, Professor Aisen's eyes lit up, and he thought of an excellent excuse.
He didn't hesitate, and after giving the password, he entered the office.
Upon entering the office, Professor Aisen noticed that Dumbledore was just coming out of a nearby compartment. Presumably, he came out because he noticed Professor Aisen entering the office.
"Professor Aisen, is there something you need from this old man so early in the morning?" Dumbledore stretched, making a gesture of exercising.
"Yes, that's right!" Professor Aisen nodded, and after a slight hesitation, he said directly, "There's a question I'd like to ask you!"
"Alright, what's the question—" Dumbledore widened his eyes, then motioned for Professor Aisen to continue.
"It's about the Fidelius Charm." Professor Aisen raised an eyebrow slightly, "Nicolas Flamel's residence is protected by a Fidelius Charm, you must be very familiar with this Charm, right?"
"That's right, this Charm is very powerful, very complex, and has miraculous effects in concealing tracks." Dumbledore's tone was quite calm, but he still looked at Professor Aisen with confusion.
"Yes, I've learned that the Fidelius Charm can be used to keep something or someone a secret. The secret information is hidden deep within the Secret-Keeper's soul." Professor Aisen said, his eyes flickering slightly, "And this level of secrecy is such that unless the Secret-Keeper voluntarily reveals the secret, no one else can succeed with any magical means."
"You are very correct, even the Unforgivable Curses like the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse cannot bypass the Fidelius Charm!" Dumbledore nodded and said, "But once the Secret-Keeper dies, anyone who knows the secret automatically becomes the new Secret-Keeper."
Chapter 223: Astonishing Statement
Hearing Dumbledore's statement, Aisen nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with his point of view.
Then, Aisen organized his words and slowly began, "So, for example, if I wanted to hide my home address with the Fidelius Charm, I could be the Secret-Keeper myself, right?"
"You are correct, the Fidelius Charm has no such restriction!" Dumbledore's brows furrowed slightly, unsure what Aisen wanted to ask.
"Hmm—, something that happened a while ago!" Aisenmused before continuing, "The matter involving Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, we all know the truth of the matter is because the Secret-Keeper's identity was changed to Peter Pettigrew."
"What are you trying to say?" Dumbledore's tone unconsciously became heavy.
"Since there are no restrictions on who can be the Secret-Keeper, why didn't Harry's parents become their own Secret-Keeper and insist on choosing outsiders?" Aisendirectly posed a soul-searching question. "Okay, I know Sirius is Harry's godfather, and Harry's parents didn't treat them as outsiders. But, wouldn't it be more appropriate to be your own Secret-Keeper?"
"If it were truly as you said, that would indeed be the most perfect solution, James and Lily would never have been found by Voldemort." Dumbledore was silent for a moment. "However, the Wizarding World was facing its darkest hour then. James and Lily could hide, but they couldn't be blind—"
"You mean, they needed a Secret-Keeper to act as a bridge to connect with the outside world, they needed to keep track of external developments?" Aisen said, feeling a headache coming on.
Such an obvious loophole, how was it resolved so easily? Wasn't it just the original author forcing the plot this way???
"I don't know what their decision was at the time, but I imagine they certainly had this idea," Dumbledore's tone was somewhat heavy.
"Alright, that does make sense, but when Harry's parents asked Sirius Black or Peter Pettigrew to be the Secret-Keeper, why didn't they make them take an Unbreakable Vow?" Aisen then posed his second soul-searching question.
"An Unbreakable Vow?" Dumbledore was startled, looking at Aisen's expression as if he were looking at an idiot.
"Is there a problem? The Fidelius Charm and an Unbreakable Vow are simply a perfect combination!" Aisen shrugged his shoulders.
"They were very good friends. Becoming the Secret-Keeper for the Fidelius Charm signified their trust in their friends. But taking an Unbreakable Vow is a display of extreme distrust; how could they possibly do that?" Dumbledore said, sighing slightly.
With that, Aisen's two soul-searching questions were completely resolved.
"Okay, regarding the Fidelius Charm, I have no more questions." Aisen stretched his neck, changing the topic to what he truly wanted to ask. "However, I still have one question I'd like to ask—"
As Aisen finished speaking, he unfolded the folded Daily Prophet and placed it before Dumbledore.
Dumbledore picked up the newspaper and began reading it. After a moment, he turned to the other side, then looked at Aisen with a puzzled expression, not understanding what he meant.
"The 422nd Quidditch World Cup final is about to begin!" Aisen pointed to the newspaper. "If I'm not mistaken, the Quidditch World Cup is held every four years?"
"Is there a problem?" Dumbledore put down the newspaper and nodded at Aisen.
"Then, Professor Dumbledore, when did the first Quidditch World Cup begin?" Aisen asked calmly.
"Aisen, are you testing this old man?" Dumbledore said with a chuckle. "Although I am very old, I am not senile yet. The first Quidditch World Cup was held in 1473."
"Then, here's the problem." Aisen's expression became serious. "Since the first Quidditch World Cup was held in 1473, and the Quidditch World Cup is held every four years, shouldn't this year's Quidditch World Cup be the 130th? Why is it the 422nd? There's a difference of over a thousand years in between!"
Listening to Aisen's words, Dumbledore's originally indifferent expression gradually stiffened. After Aisenfinished speaking, Dumbledore was already frowning, his expression extremely solemn.
Seeing Dumbledore's silence, Aisen paused before continuing, "Otherwise, the Quidditch World Cup is not held every four years, or perhaps the first Quidditch World Cup actually began as early as 116 BC. But clearly, in the cognition of all Witches, neither of these statements is correct."
"So, where do you think the problem lies?" Dumbledorelooked up at Aisen, his face terrifyingly serious.
"I can only think of two possibilities!" Aisen said slowly. "Either someone used magic to tamper with everyone's cognition—"
"No, I am certain that in this matter, no Witch has such powerful magic to tamper with everyone's cognition; that is something only gods can do!" Dumbledore interrupted Aisen, but a pensive look appeared in his eyes.
"Since that's not the case, it's highly likely that it's an adjustment made by Time itself—" Interrupted, Aisendidn't mind and simply spread his hands.
"An adjustment by Time itself?" Dumbledore said, as if he had thought of something, a look of shock appearing on his face.
"Cough, cough, I heard that the Ministry of Magicpreviously conducted Time Travel experiments, resulting in at least 25 people who should have existed never being born. I don't know how the Ministry of Magichandled that incident, but perhaps this is a result of Time correcting itself," Aisen said in a calm tone.
"That is indeed shocking—" The look of shock on Dumbledore's face slowly subsided. "You are right, perhaps the problem with the Quidditch World Cupindeed stems from Time's distortion of history."
"So, when Time itself distorts and changes history, everyone will ignore the problems within?" Aisenfollowed Dumbledore's lead and continued.
"Exactly, but I am very curious, how did you discover this problem?" Dumbledore looked at Aisen with a strange expression. "If it weren't for your reminder, I never would have thought about this issue. What about you? Shouldn't you have ignored this problem?"
"Well, recently I've made breakthrough progress in memory magic, and coupled with the upcoming Quidditch World Cup, my cognition in this area is a bit more solid, I suppose," Aisen said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Aisen really wanted to say that he possessed the power of Time, which could resist Time's distortion of his cognition, but he obviously couldn't reveal this matter.
"Alright, I admit the problem you raised is indeed very shocking, but what do you intend to do?" Dumbledorelooked at Aisen. "Can you change all of this and make it return to normal?"
"Of course, I can't do that, but don't you think this world is too dangerous?" Aisen shook his head.
Regarding the discrepancy between the Quidditch World Cup's timing and the number of times it has been held, Aisen truly didn't know where the problem lay. After all, such loopholes in the "original work" were always treated as setting flaws.
But after deep consideration, Aisen found that if he really had to find a reasonable explanation, he could only attribute it to the side effects of Time Travel.
Just as the timing in the Wizarding World is quite confusing, Harry's 11th birthday was on July 31, 1991, which was a Wednesday. However, in the original work, Harry's birthday was set on a Tuesday.
Furthermore, the day Hagrid and Buckbeak went to London for the hearing was April 20th, which should have corresponded to a Wednesday. But Hagrid went to London on a Friday.
Evidently, with such chaotic dates, Aisen truly couldn't find any other reasonable explanation. In the end, he could only attribute it to the side effects brought about by the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteriesconducting Time Travel experiments.
But if that is truly the case, then the fragility of this world might exceed Aisen's expectations. Because he is unsure if this world has been damaged to the point of becoming like a sieve, and if various problems will continue to appear in the future.
Thinking of this problem, Aisen couldn't help but feel abrupt about his previous return to 1985, using the time difference to create a crystal ball prop with Dementorcharacteristics.
However, the location where he took action at that time was an uninhabited area in Antarctica, which should not have affected the course of history.
As his thoughts turned, Aisen had already made up his mind. In the future, when performing Time Travel, it would be best not to return to the past after 1972, lest he completely alter the history of the entire world beyond recognition.
Of course, even if he were to return to a time after 1972, he must adhere to the principle of Time Travel not exceeding 5 hours.
Chapter 224 Aisen's Explanation
"Dangerous?" Professor Dumbledore narrowed his eyes, then slowly shook his head. "In 1899, the Ministry of Magic's time travel experiments exceeding five hours were all stopped."
"But time travel within five hours was not prohibited, because it would not have any side effects. It is said that this was the conclusion reached by the Ministry of Magicafter extensive experiments," Professor Aisen said calmly. "However, the side effects might directly affect time itself."
"You're thinking too negatively," Professor Dumbledoresaid, though his tone was somewhat heavy.
"In 1899, after a Witch went back to 1402 and was trapped for five days, the side effects were not only that she caused at least 25 people who should have existed to never be born, but she herself also aged five centuries in a short time, and it also caused the day she returned to the present to be extended by two and a half days, while Thursday was shortened to four hours.
Afterward, the Ministry of Magic's research results showed that if no harm was to be done to the traveler themselves and to time, then the maximum time travel should be controlled within five hours.
Indeed, controlling time travel within five hours does not cause harm to the traveler themselves and to time. At least, the research results indicate this. But no one knows if time travel within five hours has no side effects.
Perhaps the traveler themselves does not suffer any side effects, but perhaps such side effects exist, just that they are borne by time itself instead of the traveler themselves—"
Professor Aisen organized his words and slowly stated his guess.
"You mean that the side effects inherent in time travel have always existed. It's just that, for time travel within five hours, the side effects are borne by time itself. But this level of side effects is not enough to cause serious damage to time itself?" Professor Dumbledore frowned, seemingly understanding Professor Aisen's meaning.
"Exactly, just like that unfortunate Witch, because she was trapped in the past for five days, after returning to the present, it caused one day's time to be extended and another day's time to be greatly shortened.
But for time travel within five hours, the side effects may not be so severe, but they might accumulate continuously, and then affect time itself, potentially distorting people's perception of the past, of history—" Professor Aisennodded as he spoke.
"Just as people believe, the first Quidditch World Cupstarted in 1473, and this year's Quidditch World Cup is the 422nd—" Professor Dumbledore looked at ProfessorAisen with a complicated expression.
"That's right, you previously didn't think this was some Witch casting magic to blur people's perception. So, if time itself distorted people's perception, I think it would be very difficult to detect," Professor Aisen's expression was extraordinarily calm.
His face was unperturbed, but his mind was racing. He remembered the first time he went back to the past and stayed for more than five days in that experiment.
At that time, after he returned to the present world, the time backlash fell upon him.
At that time, Professor Aisen thought this was a very normal thing. But thinking back now, he found some problems.
He should have gone to 1900 at that time and stayed in that era for more than five days.
But since he went to 1900, it meant that he actually traveled through Space-Time, going to another parallel Space-Time. So, the question is, does staying in a parallel Space-Time for a period of time also cause a time backlash after returning to the present world?
After thinking for a long time, Professor Aisen could only conclude this.
However, upon closer thought, Professor Aisen realized that having to endure the time backlash was actually a good thing.
Because the time damage caused by time travel must have a feedback. When it doesn't feedback onto the traveler, it will feedback onto the entire world.
Feedback onto the entire world will inevitably bring harm to this world. Whether it's the time of a certain day suddenly becoming longer or shorter, or distorting the world's perception of history, and so on, it's all like this.
And if Professor Aisen himself can withstand the backlash from time, it means that the time backlash will only feedback onto him alone and will not affect the entire world.
This means that Professor Aisen himself can do whatever he wants when traveling back in time. Of course, even if that were the case, he wouldn't go back to the past after 1972 and cause trouble recklessly. After all, ProfessorAisen himself has a sense of propriety.
"So, Professor Aisen, what do you think should be done about the Quidditch World Cup issue?" Professor Dumbledore reached out and tapped on The Daily Prophet.
"No, I don't have the ability to solve the Quidditch World Cup problem. I can't cast a spell to change the perception of all Witch, telling them that this year's Quidditch World Cup is actually not the 422nd, but the 130th," ProfessorAisen quickly waved his hand.
Although Professor Aisen has always believed that the magical power in this world is subjective and can make wishes come true, to truly make wishes come true and directly change the perception of all Witch, he cannot do it at present.
If Professor Aisen could really do these things with a single thought, then he wouldn't be a Witch but a god.
Of course, Professor Aisen is not entirely sure if there are gods in this world, even though the legend of Death has always circulated in the Wizarding World. However, Professor Aisen's goal, or rather, his hope, is to become a figure like a god.
"What do you think about spreading this matter?" Professor Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then said softly.
"Tell other Witch about the Quidditch World Cupproblem?" Professor Aisen was stunned.
"Do you think it's appropriate?" Professor Dumbledorenodded.
"It probably isn't appropriate," Professor Aisen rubbed his chin, then looked at Professor Dumbledore. "If my guess is correct, it means that what is distorting everyone's perception is time itself. If we tell other Witch, and more people know, will it trigger other unknown consequences?"
"What you said makes a lot of sense!" Professor Dumbledore showed a thoughtful expression.
"Professor Dumbledore, I think you need to talk to Cornelius Fudge," Professor Aisen suggested after lowering his hand.
"Oh?" Professor Dumbledore wasn't bothered by the interruption to his thoughts and glanced at ProfessorAisen indifferently.
"Prohibit research into time travel, and it's best to stop all time travel within five hours as well," Professor Aisenshrugged, offering a suggestion that had no effect on him whatsoever.
"No, the Ministry of Magic places great importance on the study of time. I have no reason to convince Cornelius to stop such research," Professor Dumbledore shook his head slightly.
"Even revealing the Quidditch World Cup issue to him won't work?" Professor Aisen looked at the other party in surprise.
"Believe me, Cornelius is a very clever person, but his cleverness is used elsewhere. He only cares about seizing power and profit, and won't care about other things," Professor Dumbledore pushed up his half-moon spectacles on the bridge of his nose.
"Distorting the perception of all Witch isn't a big deal?" Professor Aisen looked shocked.
Is Cornelius Fudge really that kind of person? ProfessorAisen wasn't sure. However, judging from the original story where Cornelius Fudge consistently refused to admit Voldemort's return, it's fair to say he has the strongest ostrich mentality.
Looking at it this way, if Professor Dumbledore were to mention the Quidditch World Cup issue to Cornelius Fudge, he would likely 'turn a blind eye' to these problems.
"No one is harmed by it, Cornelius won't care about this, or rather, he is unwilling to care about this!" Professor Dumbledore nodded.
"Then there's nothing we can do!" Professor Aisen spread his hands, looking innocent.
"Perhaps we don't need to do anything!" Seeing ProfessorAisen's posture, Professor Dumbledore was silent for a while before slowly saying.
Professor Aisen said nothing, quietly lost in thought.
Earlier, regarding the Quidditch World Cup issue, he thought he had discovered a shocking truth, so he couldn't wait to reveal it to Professor Dumbledore.
But after some conversation, Professor Aisen's emotions had calmed down, and he also realized that there was currently no solution to this problem.
So, after much thought, things were just as Professor Dumbledore said, what could they do besides doing nothing? If Professor Aisen had the strength, he wouldn't mind directly sorting out the river of time and the river of history.
But the problem was, he didn't have that strength.
Chapter 225: Self-Healing Ability
"Alright, I understand." After a moment, Aisen stood up, ready to leave. "You're busy, Headmaster!"
"How is Hagrid's Buckbeak?" Dumbledore smiled and nodded, suddenly asking.
"You know it was me? You saw me?" Aisen, who was about to fold The Daily Prophet, froze for a moment, revealing a look of surprise and uncertainty.
One must know that Aisen had cast a powerful Disillusionment Charm on himself at the time, and with his level of magic, Dumbledore shouldn't have been able to detect him.
"No, I didn't detect your presence; your magic level is indeed astonishing," Dumbledore shook his head. "However, don't forget that I, this old fellow, helped a lot with the 'Apparition Without A Trace' you pioneered. I knew you could do it—"
"Couldn't it have been Professor McGonagall or Professor Flitwick?" Aisen couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"They were still teaching the students at the time!" Dumbledore's face was full of smiles.
"Alright. It's been placed at Sirius Black's house, so it should be doing quite well," Aisen said lightly, admitting that he had saved Buckbeak.
"At Sirius Black's house? A very good idea," Dumbledorelooked at Aisen with approval.
After folding the newspaper, Aisen waved goodbye to Dumbledore.
However, as he opened the door to leave, Aisen suddenly thought of something and took out a mirror, handing it to Dumbledore.
"Hmm—this is the mirror that found Peter Pettigrew," Dumbledore held the mirror in his hand and felt it for a moment before looking up at Aisen.
"Exactly. Although Hogwarts is covered by many powerful protective spells, making it difficult for outsiders to enter, with this, I think the Castle will be even safer," Aisen nodded.
"You don't need to give it to me, Aisen!" Dumbledorelooked at Aisen with a pleased expression.
"No, no one needs it more than you, Headmaster!" Aisensaid calmly, emphasizing the word 'Headmaster'.
"Alright, then I won't be polite!" Dumbledore understood Aisen's meaning. After rubbing the mirror, he hung it on the wall next to his desk.
After leaving Dumbledore's office, Aisen went to the Library again.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was July 4th. If nothing unexpected happened, he would receive another Miracle Trait.
Early that morning, after Aisen woke up, he summoned his golden finger virtual panel:
Character: Eisen Turner
Supernatural Talent: magic (Activated)
magic Value: 14670 (Increases by 10 magic per day)
Supernatural Traits: Excellent Grade Spellcasting Trait (Compatibility 115%) (Integrated), Legendary Grade Immortality Trait (Integrated), Perfect Grade Observation Trait (Integrated), Legendary Grade Time Travel Trait (Integrated)
Miracle Traits: 1 (Automatically gain 1 per year)
The magic in his body had been slowly increasing. At present, Aisen was certain that his magic level was at least not lower than Dumbledore's, and might even have surpassed his.
So, how should he use the Miracle Trait he received this time? Aisen looked at the Miracle Trait on the panel and fell into thought.
Flying Trait, Aisen had previously really wanted to integrate the Flying Trait into his body. That way, he could fly freely in the sky, which would definitely be an incredibly awesome trait.
But ever since his mastery of Transfiguration reached the point where he could transform into light, the Flying Trait's usefulness to him had actually diminished significantly.
There was nothing he could do about it; he could only blame his strength for increasing a little too quickly.
Of course, the Flying Trait wasn't entirely useless; at least for Aisen, it could still be used to show off in front of others. But clearly, when he was still short of Miracle Traits, he couldn't do that.
As for other Supernatural Traits, it's not that they were useless to Aisen, but they didn't seem to be that urgently needed for integration into his body.
Right, the crystal ball item he had just made using the Dementors!
With a thought, Aisen took out the crystal ball, and a prompt box appeared before his eyes:
"Detected Supernatural Trait - Perfect Grade Emotion Manipulation Trait. Do you wish to consume one Miracle Trait to replicate it?"
ヾ(｀Д)??
Emotion Manipulation Trait? Isn't it a trait that grants immunity to magic attacks? For a moment, Aisen felt a little disappointed.
He had gone through so much trouble, capturing Dementors, extracting their traits, and even going back in time to make the item, thinking he would get a trait similar to immunity to magic attacks. He didn't expect to end up with an Emotion Manipulation Trait.
However, a Perfect Grade Emotion Manipulation Trait? Emotion manipulation sounds quite powerful, but is it really?
In his previous life, Aisen had seen in some online novels that emotion manipulation was a very buggy ability. Those who could master such an ability were at least demigod-level figures.
But the problem was, Aisen didn't know if integrating this Perfect Grade Emotion Manipulation Trait would truly turn him into a god of emotion manipulation, as he imagined.
"No rush, no rush, let's take it slowly!" Aisen narrowed his eyes slightly, then said slowly.
After putting away the crystal ball, Aisen took out a bracelet with his backhand and went to his secret base to tinker with it.
Last time, Aisen had tested that the trait in the self-healing bracelet was of Excellent Grade. After a year of in-depth research, especially after talking with Nicolas Flamel recently, he had gained a lot of inspiration in Alchemy.
Therefore, before planning to integrate the self-healing trait, he decided to refine it again to see if he could improve its grade.
Four hours later, Aisen returned to Hogwarts with the brand new self-healing bracelet, a satisfied smile on his face. Then, with a thought, the golden finger's prompt appeared before him:
"Detected Supernatural Trait - Perfect Grade Self-Healing Trait. Do you wish to consume one Miracle Trait to replicate it?"
After deciding to replicate, the Perfect Grade Self-Healing Trait was directly replicated. After replicating it, Aisendidn't hesitate and directly integrated this Supernatural Trait.
With a shift in his mind, the character panel had undergone subtle changes:
Character: Eisen Turner
Supernatural Talent: magic (Activated)
magic Value: 14670 (Increases by 10 magic per day)
Supernatural Traits: Excellent Grade Spellcasting Trait (Compatibility 115%) (Integrated), Legendary Grade Immortality Trait (Integrated), Perfect Grade Observation Trait (Integrated), Legendary Grade Time Travel Trait (Integrated), Perfect Grade Self-Healing Trait (Integrated)
Miracle Traits: 0 (Automatically gain 1 per year)
After putting away the virtual character panel, Aisenstood up and stretched, vaguely feeling that every cell in his body was full of vitality. Clearly, Aisen's strength had made significant progress again.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Aisen extended a finger and pointed at his other arm. A Fiendfyre surged out, then contracted and transformed into a blade, which he drew across his wrist.
Perhaps because Aisen's body had been solidified with many magic effects, turning him into a body of steel, when the blade formed by Fiendfyre cut across, it felt like cutting through extremely tough cowhide. Although it cut open a little, it only left a shallow scar.
Clearly, this scar was not 'cut' open, but 'burned' open.
After extinguishing the Fiendfyre, Aisen felt the scar on his wrist, which contained a strong lingering curse. But then, the wound healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
From cutting a scar to the scar completely healing, it took a total of no more than two seconds.
This showed that Aisen's re-refinement of the self-healing bracelet was very successful. The Perfect Grade Self-Healing Trait successfully removed the curse from the Fiendfyre, allowing him to heal perfectly.
However—
Aisen seemed to suddenly think of something, sighed, and slowly shook his head.
Although Aisen had previously performed body strengthening modifications on himself, turning himself into a body of steel, top-tier spells like the Fiendfyre Curse still caused him considerable damage.
Even though he had integrated the Perfect Grade Self-Healing Trait this time, and the effect satisfied Aisen, it still couldn't reach the level of being able to continuously withstand the Fiendfyre Curse head-on.
In other words, if Aisen were directly in the midst of burning Fiendfyre, he probably wouldn't last long before being burned to death. Clearly, this level was still a long way from being completely immune to Fiendfyre.
"So, I should be able to be a little arrogant now, but not too arrogant!" Aisen's mouth curved up, his face full of smiles.
Chapter 226: Speculations and Ambitions of Becoming a God
At noon, sunlight filtered through the clouds, casting dappled light and shadow on the ancient stone pillars and walls of Hogwarts Castle.
At the edge of the light and shadow, the shadows gradually deepened. Aisen sat on the stone steps of the Castle's main entrance, flipping through a manuscript that exuded a strong historical aura.
He was dressed in a purple Witch's robe, sitting there quietly, carrying an ineffable temperament.
The manuscript seemed like an ancient text left from a very long time ago, but that was not the case. The manuscript was a copy Aisen had scanned and reprinted from a book in a corner of the Library using the power of the Dream World.
However, perhaps because the content recorded in Ancient Runes on it was too mysterious, after those Ancient Runes were reprinted, the brand-new book gradually began to exude a historical aura.
Aisen focused on the manuscript, having maintained this posture for a while now.
Originally, with Aisen's Ancient Runes proficiency, he couldn't decipher the content of these manuscripts. But coincidentally, he had a conversation with Nicolas Flamelsome time ago and learned a lot of new things from his collection, 'The Book of Hieroglyphs'.
This gave him a completely new interpretation of the content in this manuscript.
In this book, through his deciphering of Ancient Runes, Aisen discovered that in the distant past, the process of Witches casting spells was not like it is now, reciting specific Charm, and waving a wand with specific movements. Instead, it focused more on emotional guidance.
It seemed that precisely because of this, casting spells was more like the 'Mages' in Aisen's impression who cast magic like fireballs and lightning. As for Black magic and White magic, the distinction was mainly in the difference in emotional guidance.
After a while, Aisen closed the book, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.
Previously, the deeper Aisen delved into magic, the clearer a concept became: 'subjectivity'. But after this interpretation of the book, Aisen suddenly recalled the importance of emotional guidance.
For example, casting the Patronus Charm requires guiding it with the happiest and most positive emotions. When Aisen first learned it, what he found particularly absurd was having to recall the happiest moment of his life.
It was like when Harry Potter was attacked by Dementors, he had to recall the happiest thing to cast a Patronus. But in such a scenario, it's unlikely anyone facing a life-or-death crisis could recall the happiest thing, right?
Yet, the requirement for casting the Patronus Charm is precisely this.
At this moment, thinking about the casting requirements of these Charm, Aisen suddenly had a realization. He felt that the degree of subjectivity in magic, besides being related to the magic within the body, was also directly related to emotional mobilization and feedback.
Thinking this way, Aisen's expression suddenly became strange.
Because he had previously thought that the Emotion Manipulation Trait was temporarily not very useful, he didn't expect that after deciphering the mysteries of Ancient magic this time, he suddenly found that the use of the Emotion Manipulation Trait was truly immense.
Originally, his idea for the Emotion Manipulation Trait was probably to directly manipulate the emotions of others, making them angry, sad, painful, etc., and using this method to attack others. Making others his puppets.
This method was indeed powerful, and Aisen also believed it was the only use of the Emotion Manipulation Trait.
But at this moment, he suddenly thought, since the casting requirements for Charm now, besides the magicwithin the body, are also related to the mobilization of emotions, couldn't he directly manipulate his own emotions to maximize the effect of the Charm?
For example, when casting the Patronus Charm, directly manipulate and mobilize his own happy emotions to the extreme. In that case, the Patronus cast would likely be unimaginably huge, like the invincible Andros, the ancient Greek Witch.
Of course, the reverse is also true. If Aisen faced Voldemort, could he directly manipulate the other party's emotions to reduce the power of the Avada Kedavra he cast against himself to the extreme?
No, no, no—
Wouldn't it be simpler and more direct to just manipulate the other party's emotions to completely eliminate their malice towards himself! This way, the opponent would have no malice, but he could attack freely, wouldn't the other party be at his mercy?
As this thought turned, a look of shock appeared on Aisen's face.
He had originally thought he had anticipated his ability to manipulate emotions, but he didn't expect that he had actually underestimated this ability.
Just as he had thought before, manipulating others' anger, sadness, and other emotions could indeed attack others. But it's not as good as directly manipulating the other party's emotions to eliminate their malice towards himself, while simultaneously generating immense intimacy towards himself.
In this situation, even if the other party was an enemy, they shouldn't attack him. On the contrary, he himself could attack at will.
Therefore, once he truly mastered the ability to manipulate emotions, Aisen would essentially be invincible.
Is there a way to defend against emotional manipulation in the Wizarding World? Obviously not, so Aisen really missed an invincible opportunity!
"I'll be damned!" As soon as he thought of this, Aisencouldn't help but pat his forehead, his face full of regret.
But thankfully, a Miracle Trait is obtained every year, and Aisen didn't completely lose the ability to manipulate emotions. Thinking this way, Aisen's heart finally felt somewhat balanced.
A moment later, Aisen suddenly laughed. He felt his emotional fluctuations were a bit excessive.
You know, the Emotion Manipulation Trait was replicated by the golden finger from a tool he extracted and made from Dementors. At worst, he could just catch a few more Dementors and make it again later.
Due to the holiday, Hogwarts Castle was quiet at the moment, so no one saw Aisen's previous series of actions.
He looked up at the sky, the clouds gradually dispersing.
'Can I take a stroll on the sun?' Extremely abruptly, this thought suddenly popped into Aisen's mind, startling him.
But on second thought, Aisen found that the feasibility of this idea was quite high.
Because he could turn into light and wander freely on the sun.
Logically, this method should allow him to walk freely on the sun, but he couldn't be sure what negative effects it would have on him.
In addition, there was something else Aisen was curious about, which was whether Fiendfyre was as powerful as the sun's fire.
At first glance, it seemed the sun's fire was more powerful, but in reality, Fiendfyre is a type of magic with the characteristic of burning everything. So, they should each have their own strengths.
However—
Aisen rubbed his arm, he had solidified waterproof and fireproof magic effects on his body. This way, he should be fine even walking directly on the sun.
After thinking for a long time, Aisen shook his head and reined in his scattered thoughts. It was best to completely abandon such death-seeking attempts.
Looking at the manuscript in his hand, Aisen's eyes couldn't help but narrow.
"Should I write a book?" Aisen hesitated slightly.
Of course, he didn't want to write a novel like 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', but was thinking about whether to write some books on magic.
After all, given his level in Charm or his mastery in Transfiguration, writing a book would be a very simple matter.
As for why write a book, Aisen's purpose was just to try and see if 'faith' was useful.
Aisen was very confident in his strength. After all, with the golden finger, his strength would increase every day. He was confident that he would grow to the level of a 'god' in the future.
But truly becoming a 'god' was a very ethereal thing in this world. After all, Aisen wasn't sure if there were gods in this world.
Furthermore, even if gods did exist, Aisen didn't know what the process of becoming a god was.
Therefore, after seeing the manuscript in his hand, Aisensuddenly had an idea: to explore 'faith' by publishing a book.
Perhaps when Aisen had more book fans in the future, it might gather some faith for him.
You know, the worldview of this world actually evolved based on the Western worldview. And in the Western worldview, the relationship between becoming a god and faith is actually very close.
Hiss—
Aisen inhaled sharply.
Because he suddenly felt that the idea he had just had was very promising. Moreover, when it came to spreading faith, he naturally held a huge advantage.
You know, he could return to the distant past. And, returning to the past era was the past of a parallel world. If calculated this way, couldn't he spread faith in various parallel worlds?
For a moment, Aisen's eyes seemed to ignite with blazing flames. At this moment, Aisen's ambition seemed to break through the sky!
Chapter 227: The England Team's Miserable Elimination
A moment later, Aisen slowly calmed his mind, but his thoughts continued to churn.
However, if this idea could truly succeed, wouldn't publishing books be a bit too low-grade a method? Thinking this, Aisen couldn't help but nod slightly.
Or perhaps, go back to the parallel world ten thousand years ago, cause a great flood across the world, and then conjure up a Noah's Ark?
Or, display a few Divine Miracles in the civilized world?
Wait—
The legend of Death in this world! The story of Death and the Three Brothers comes from 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'. Could this act of spreading divine deeds through books be a method of spreading faith?
Could it be that Death truly exists in this world, silently spreading and absorbing faith from behind the scenes?
Thinking this, Aisen suddenly felt he had discovered the truth.
Perhaps, it's not that Death doesn't want to spread faith by displaying 'Divine Miracles' as Aisen thought. Rather, because magic exists in this world, it's impossible to act using such means.
Then, embedding the deeds of deities within story collections is a very clever and ingenious method. Moreover, besides simple story collections, there are also the real Deathly Hallows in this world.
With the real Deathly Hallows existing, the stories are no longer just stories. Even if some people don't believe Death truly exists, they won't completely deny it.
So, should he also adopt this method? If he were to use this method to gain or spread faith, what kind of 'god' should he become?
Death? God of Life? Moon God? Sun God? Or perhaps God of Time?
After a while, Aisen took a deep breath, stood up, and stretched, not making a decision.
Take it slow, handle things one by one, no need to rush! Fortunately, Aisen already has Immortality.
After getting up and returning to his office, Aisen resumed his secluded life. Of course, due to the approaching Quidditch World Cup finals, the entire Wizarding Worldseemed to become excited.
During this time, Aisen took a moment to wander around Diagon Alley and found that almost all Witches' attention was focused on the Quidditch World Cup.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye. This morning, Aisen had just returned to Hogwarts from outside and arrived at the Great Hall, where he found Professor Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall, and others gathered together.
Seeing the happy expressions on their faces, it seemed they were having a meal together?
'Professor Aisen, where have you been? Come quickly!' Dumbledore held up a cup of hot mead and gestured towards Aisen.
'I had something to take care of.' Aisen's face showed surprise. 'Hmm, are you having a meal together? Is today a special day?'
'You know about the Quidditch World Cup, right!' Professor McGonagall had a rare look of joy on her face, then handed Aisen a newspaper.
After sitting between Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall, Aisen unfolded the newspaper. The front page was a report about the 422nd Quidditch World Cup.
Aisen glanced at Dumbledore with a strange expression, finding no hint of an unusual expression on his face. It seemed as if the issues Aisen had discussed with him earlier regarding the Quidditch World Cup didn't exist at all.
Seeing that Dumbledore showed no unusual expression, Aisen shrugged slightly and stopped dwelling on it.
Focusing his attention on the newspaper, he saw the front-page headline read:
'Opening Match About to Begin!'
'Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic, reminds everyone that the upcoming 422nd Quidditch World Cup's opening match will be between the England Teamand the Transylvania Team...'
'We wish the England Team satisfactory results in this Quidditch World Cup. Let's cheer and encourage the England Team together...'
'England Team against Transylvania Team?' After putting down the newspaper, Aisen looked around and saw that Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and others all had happy expressions.
'That's right, the opening match of the Quidditch World Cup. Are you going to watch it live? I have extra tickets!' Dumbledore put some sweets in his mouth, then smiled at Aisen.
'Are all of you going to watch the match live?' Aisenglanced at everyone, a curious expression on his face.
'That's right, all of us are going to cheer on those young lads—um, 'jia you', is that the right way to say it!' Dumbledore said with a smiling nod.
'No—Headmaster, you cannot go there—that place will soon be filled with darkness and chaos—' Trelawney, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke up with a start.
'Sybill—' Professor McGonagall frowned, looking at Professor Trelawney. 'With Albus there, darkness won't cover that place!'
Professor Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick both laughed. Clearly, neither of them took ProfessorTrelawney's prophecy seriously.
Then, they turned their gaze to Aisen, seemingly waiting for his answer.
However, Aisen was thinking about whether or not to join in the fun.
If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be some trouble during this Quidditch World Cup final. It should be a group of idle Death Eaters who chose to publicly humiliate a Muggle family after the match ended.
And there was an exceptionally loyal Death Eater, who seemed to be Barty Crouch Jr., who even directly released the Dark Mark above the Quidditch stadium, scaring away that group of idle Death Eaters.
This incident also caused great panic. In the panic, Harrythe Savior, who was watching the Quidditch World Cup, was terribly unlucky and mistakenly identified as a servant of Voldemort.
However, this was ultimately just a farce, so neither Harrynor anyone else was harmed in the end.
Of course, this was what happened during the Quidditch World Cup final. As for the opening match, Aisen felt it should be even more boring.
After all, the final was between Ireland and Bulgaria, and had nothing to do with the England Team. Therefore, it can be inferred that the England Team basically wouldn't win the opening match.
In this way, if Aisen joined in the fun and went to watch with the school's Professors, he might witness an extremely awkward match.
'Hmm, I might have something else to do, so I won't be able to watch the match live!' Aisen said after a moment's thought, then picked up his cup, which automatically filled with clear water.
'Alright, that's truly a regrettable matter!' Dumbledoreshook his head but didn't say anything else accusatory.
The topic stopped there for the moment, and the meal left everyone very satisfied.
After the meal, busy with going to watch the Quidditch World Cup opening match, the Professors hurried away. As for Aisen himself, he returned to the Library to begin his routine of moving books.
On one side of the Library, the rising sun cast its light through the window onto a corner of the bookshelves.
Without even opening his God's Perspective, just looking from afar, the dense rows of bookshelves stretched far into the distance, making Aisen sigh with a bit of melancholy.
During this time, whenever Aisen had time, he would come to the Library to flip through books, using them to fill the bookshelves in the memory palace scene of his Dream World. However, quite a while had passed, and he had only filled one corner with books.
It must be said, Hogwarts' collection of books was a bit too vast.
It's just—
Aisen had originally thought that his Dream World could undergo another transformation, and then it should be able to reflect reality, directly scanning the entire Libraryand mapping it into the Dream World, thus avoiding the need to open and scan each book individually.
But unexpectedly, although Aisen spent a lot of time casting the Dream God Spell every day, the power accumulated in the Dream World had never reached its peak.
As for using the observation-based God's Perspective for a full scan, Aisen's vision could indeed penetrate every book on the shelves, but penetration was one thing, and viewing the content within the books was another.
Therefore, for now, Aisen had no choice but to personally scan by flipping through the books.
Early the next morning, as Aisen walked through the corridors, he encountered several Professors in succession. But to his surprise, none of the Professors looked particularly pleased.
At noon, after Aisen had eaten, he got the answer from Professor Flitwick.
A new issue of The Daily Prophet reported news that left the Professors feeling glum:
'Disgrace! How Was the England Team Humiliated by the Transylvania Team?'
'The Quidditch World Cup opening match, which began yesterday afternoon, featured the England Team against the Transylvania Team. This highly anticipated showdown attracted several Professors, including HogwartsHeadmaster Dumbledore, to watch...'
'The England Team had the home-field advantage, and it was expected to be a resounding victory—Dumbledoreeven personally blessed those young lads...'
'The outcome of the match, however, surprised everyone! The England Team, which had been highly anticipated before the game, actually lost to the Transylvania Teamwith an absurd score of 10:390.'
'...Thus, the England Team became the first team eliminated from this tournament.'
After quickly reading the newspaper content, Aisen's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Thinking of the solemn expressions on the faces of Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and the others, Aisen understood what had happened.
Chapter 228: Shameless Me
Actually, in Aisen's opinion, it wasn't entirely unacceptable for the England Team to lose to the Transylvania Team.
After all, anything is possible on the Quidditch pitch.
Although Transylvania is only a sesame-sized spot on the world map, who's to say their Quidditch level isn't slightly higher than England's?
Therefore, the England Team losing to the Transylvania Team was no big deal. At the very least, Aisen could find a good reason. For example, the England Team, as the host, underestimated their opponents after knowing they had the advantage of time and location.
Given this, why did Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick look so displeased? After pondering for a long time, Aisen focused his attention on the score between the two teams.
10 points and 390 points, this score indeed seemed a bit unsightly!
What an outrageous score! This thought couldn't help but pop into Aisen's mind. Achieving such a score meant the gap between the England Team and the Transylvania Team in offense and defense was astonishingly large.
As the host, the England Team should have at least possessed the quaffle once during the match. But only scoring 10 points meant the England Team truly only scored one goal.
The rest of the time, the Transylvania Team was scoring goals. Regardless of how the process of this opening match was, Aisen could almost simulate it in his mind.
For example, at first, the England Team was full of spirit, bravely blasting the quaffle into the opponent's goal, scoring 10 points. As a result, the Transylvania Teamexerted their strength, scoring the quaffle into the England Team's goal again and again.
Then, the England Team was directly crushed.
When the score reached 240:10, the Transylvania Teamdirectly caught the golden snitch.
Just like that, the Transylvania Team ended the match, and the score became the final result of 390:10.
Aisen roughly replayed it in his mind and felt it was unbelievable.
Even if the Transylvania Team were all equipped with Firebolts and the England Team were all equipped with Comet 260s, it shouldn't be this bad.
For some reason, Aisen suddenly felt that even the Little Wizards of Hogwarts would be better than the England Team on the pitch. Even if they couldn't win, they were quite good at catching the golden snitch.
Shaking his head, Aisen cleared his mind and entered the Dream World to start practicing Charms.
...
One day in late July, after leaving Hogwarts, Aisenreturned to his hometown - Altrincham.
Putting away his Witch robe and changing back into ordinary Muggle clothes, Aisen strolled along the town's streets.
From time to time, some old men and women came forward to greet Aisen.
They greeted Aisen with surprise, asking how he was doing in London.
Aisen talked calmly with these old acquaintances, but he didn't go into detail about his life. He only said that his family was doing well in London and had achieved some success in the film industry.
But even so, they all congratulated Aisen.
To be honest, the town residents were quite nice. Even though Aisen's family had moved away, to many people, his family were still people of the town.
Crossing a street, at the western end of the town, near the suburbs, stood a magnificent three-story villa.
The Reggie Allen family lived in this villa. As one of the few "unscrupulous rich" in the town, Aisen, who had lived here before, had a deep impression of their family.
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Reggie, their son Barry was also a school bully type.
Previously, when Aisen was still living a school life, Barry had tried to bully Aisen, but as an awesome person with memories from his previous life, Aisen would never remain indifferent.
After all, Aisen had the bonus of his previous life's memories, so after becoming an "academic overachiever," the school gave him great convenience. This also made Barry, the school bully, not dare to go too far, which allowed Aisen to easily deal with him.
Later, after Aisen's fortunes soared (through... well, getting rich), Barry never dared to bully him again. Of course, Aisen never paid much attention to him either.
Of course, if asked whether Aisen had the thought of bullying them back after becoming rich, with the mentality of "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully the poor youth," Aisen did have such an idea.
However, Barry and his family's living conditions were not those of an ordinary family. Even after Aisen graduated from university and had accumulated millions in wealth, it was still a bit short of dealing with their family.
Therefore, Aisen didn't become arrogant. Instead, he low-key joined a film company, planning to start his own company later and become a media mogul.
After his wealth increased to a certain level, he would settle accounts with Barry and his family. Not to say ruin their family, but at least let them know what it means for the tables to turn.
However, before Aisen could even start his path as a media mogul, he suddenly activated his cheat, leading his life path to another turning point.
After becoming a Witch, Aisen had been hiding in Hogwarts, adhering to the principle of not causing trouble and not stirring up trouble, and quietly being a passerby Professor.
Finally, Aisen's strength had completely grown.
Currently, Aisen came here not because he felt his strength was sufficient and he wanted to use magical means to deal with Barry and his family.
After all, ever since becoming a Witch, when Aisenrecalled everything he had experienced, he always felt a strange taste.
It was as if the people who used to bully him had suddenly become like ants to him. This feeling gave Aisena sense of being in a different world.
What's the point of retaliating now? Will it make him happy? Uh, for Aisen, this small matter really wouldn't make him happy.
"We are already people from two different worlds!" Aisencouldn't help but sigh.
After casting the Disillusionment Charm on himself, Aisen opened his God's Perspective and saw Mr. and Mrs. Reggie in the villa; Barry wasn't inside, so it seemed he had gone out for something.
Aisen came here this time mainly to conduct an experiment using their family.
Previously, Aisen speculated that when he performed Time Travel back to the past before 1972, he was actually going to a parallel world. He confirmed this by changing the state of an object.
But whether this was truly the case, Aisen still needed to conduct another experiment with people or historical events as the target.
However, to be more cautious, Aisen set the experimental target on people.
As for why Aisen didn't just go back to the past before 1972 and casually interfere with someone's life trajectory, it was because the purpose of his current experiment was still to confirm whether he was going to a parallel world when he went back before 1972.
After all, changing an object and changing a person are not the same thing.
If it really was a parallel world, then casually interfering with and changing someone's life trajectory would have no impact on Aisen's reality.
This result would be the best outcome for Aisen. But what if, when going back to the past before 1972, casually interfering with and modifying someone's life trajectory didn't revert like changing an object's state? Wouldn't the consequences be terrible for him?
Therefore, specifically choosing a family whose background he knew well and changing their past was the safest method for Aisen.
So, after much thought, Aisen set his target on the Reggie family.
If Aisen interfered with and changed their family's life trajectory before 1972, causing their family in the real world to also be changed, then it was their bad luck.
This would be Aisen's delayed "revenge."
If Aisen's actions didn't cause any change to their family in the real world, then Aisen could confirm that when he went back before 1972, he indeed went to a parallel world.
At that time, to thank the Reggie family for their contribution to his experiment, Aisen decided to "call it even" with them.
Thoughts swirling, Aisen suddenly felt he was a bit shameless!
Hmm, shameless me is actually still very merciful. After all, I didn't act like a Dark Wizard and wantonly blow up and burn down Barry's family's villa, right!
It's just a small experiment, an experiment with a 100% probability of success, what's there to be conflicted about!