Inside a manor, a young and handsome man was reading a book while sitting on a chair next to a fireplace. This young man looked to be in his 20's and had a very handsome face.
He was tall--about 180 cm--with black hair and blue eyes. He had an angular face. To be precise, he had a face that solicited trust in others. However, this young man's eyes betrayed the kindness that his face displayed.
Deep in his eyes were a terrifying calmness, a calmness that bordered on indifference to anything and everything--even human lives.
While the young man was reading, he suddenly raised his head and looked through the window. There, he saw an owl a few meters away rushing in his direction.
He waved his hand, then the window opened. A few seconds later, the owl entered the cozy room with a letter in his mouth. The young man snapped his finger, then a few pieces of bread appeared on a table at arm reach from him. While the owl gorged itself, the young man opened the letter.
Dear Mr. Edward Bones.
We are pleased to inform you that you have passed the first review to become a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, a final interview with the headmaster is required before a final decision can be made.
This interview will take place three days later on July 7, 1991. Please send a reply indicating your attendance on said date.
Yours Sincerely,
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress.
Edward sighed after seeing this letter. It has been more than 17 years since he transmigrated into this world. At that time he was only 6 years old.
After going through the shock and grieving process of his death and reincarnation, he was quick to discover that he was in the Harry Potter's world. Luckily for him, the moment he transmigrated was also the moment his magical power rioted.
However, he soon learned that he was born more than 17 years before the start of the story. Edward was very happy with this fact as this meant that he had plenty of time to grow stronger. Of course that was if he could survive the First Wizarding War while being a 6 year old toddler.
After taking a brief stride towards memory lane, Edward took out a quill to reply back. Once the owl was finished eating, Edward placed the letter in his mouth and watched him fly away.
Three days later, Edward put on a muggle suit that he had personally tailored for him with a cloak on. Then, he instantly apparated from his home and appeared at Diagon Alley.
While walking in the crowded alley, Edward watched many crowds going in and out of many stores. His eyes stood for a brief moment of two particular children.
They each had a strange object attached to their wrists. Then, these two children would place a card on the object in their hand, Following which, different kinds of monsters would appear after they each took their turns playing the cards.
What these children were playing was actually Yu-Gi-Oh Dueling Cards invented by Edward himself. The game has become widely popular in the wizard world--among both children and adults. Official competitions have already been conducted, and even an international one was held two years ago.
After only taking a brief look at these children, Edward headed to one of his stores. However, before he could enter, he encountered a woman that was exiting the store.
The woman looked at him briefly before screaming out loud, "You're Edward Bones?" The scream was so loud that all the people around stopped walking to look over. Then, they all became excited after seeing him.
The woman started to talk rapidly:
"It's really you. I can't believe I met Edward Bones, the receiver of the Medal for Magical Merit for being one of the most outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, the receiver of the Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting at the age of 14, the Gold Medal for Ground-Breaking Contribution to the International Alchemical Conference in Cairo.
"You have also the youngest receiver of the Order of Merlin, First Class, the youngest person to receive the title of Grand Alchemist. Many people said that you will be the next Dumbledore, if not more powerful than him.
"Oh Merlin beard, not to mention your accomplishment as a potioneer. On behalf of women all over the world, I would like to thank you for the Ageless Potion. If only the effect lasted more than 6 hours."
"Madam, you need to calm down," replied Edward while a secretly sighing. If he knew that this would happen, he would have used the Floo Powder instead.
"Oh, I'm sorry. My children often say that I talk too much. Speaking of my children, they all have collected your chocolate frog card--even my husband does the same thing. Wait, my husband is here and would love to meet you. Furthermore, he has a camera with him. Do you mind if we take a picture together?"
The woman did not wait for Edward to answer as she ran as swiftly as possible inside the store and returned with her husband. Then, in front of countless people watching, Edward has to take pictures with the woman and sign a few of his books.
Using the excuse that he had an important meeting, he left the crowds that was rapidly increasing and met with the clerk.
After Edward entered the store, he had a brief meeting with the store clerk to review the sales in the past few months. Well, the result was as good as before, if not better.
The Ageless Potion that he created is actually a money printing machine. The purpose of this potion is to actually revert a woman's face or visage back to a younger age of their choosing.
This potion allows older women to return to their youth, while younger ones can remain at a certain age for a longer period of time. Adding to that, this potion has some beautification effect; using it is like having a permanent social media filter from his past life.
Of course this potion has restrictions. It cannot increase the lifespan of anyone that drinks; it only lasts 6 hours before someone has to drink another dose. Over use of the potion can build resistance, however, Edward invented another potion that clears out the build up resistance.
With a monopoly in these two potions, plus the Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Cards and Disks, Edward is a rich man in the magical world. Of course he did not do all of this because of his family circumstances, but because he needed a lot of money for his research and experiments.
After checking that everything was alright with the store, Edward used the Floo Powder to teleport himself to Professor McGonagall's office. Then, he saw the green-robed waiting for him.
"Professor McGonagall, it's been a while since we met," said Edward with a smile on his face. However, the professor did not respond with a smile of her own.
"Five years to be exact, Mr. Bones. No one has seen you for more than 5 years. If it was not for the few scattered letters that you send, many people--including me--would have thought that you were dead in a dark corner of the world."
"Professor, you should have more faith in me. I think few things in this world can actually send me off this mortal coil."
"That is not the point, Edward. You suddenly vanished after graduation. Many people were worried about you."
Edward--still with a calm smile on his face--responded in an apologetic tone, "Well, there is a reason for my absence. First, I got lost in my research. Then I got myself into a little trouble."
"I am well aware of how engrossed you can be when doing magic research. However, that is still not reason enough to behave in such a manner. As for your so-called 'little trouble', I do not believe that anything that can cause you trouble to be of such insignificance," replied McGonagall as she directed him towards the Headmaster Office.
After spending the entire journey apologizing to her, they finally arrived in front of the Headmaster Office. After the Vice Headmistress used the password, Edward saluted her before entering in.
The first thing that he noticed inside the room was the Phoenix Fawkes. He approached it to play with it.
"So, Fawkes, have you thought about my proposal to abandon the professor and become my companion? I promised you that your life will be much better in the future."
"Not interested," replied the phoenix with a nonchalant look. An answer which was nor surprising to Edward.
"It truly is a fascinating spell, isn't it?" suddenly ring a voice in the room. "Nature's Voice, allowing the user the ability to communicate with animals. Honestly speaking, I believe that this is one of the best spells you have created."
"Professor Dumbledore," replied Edward as he turned around to face the headmaster. "You looked as healthy as ever."
"Thank you. Do you want the usual?"
"If you do not mind."
Then, with a wave of the professor's hand, a cup of tea appeared on the seat opposite him. After sitting down and enjoying their tea for a few seconds, Dumbledore looked up and down at Edward with his deep eyes under the small glasses.
'Has he already reached that hurdle?' he thought secretly to himself. 'This is faster than me and Gellert, and even faster than Tom.'
After secretly sighing to him, Dumbledore than asked, "So, Mr. Edward Bones, where have you been the past five years?"
After taking a sip of his tea, Edward replied, "After you refused my application to be a professor at Hogwarts, I followed your advice. I traveled the entire world. I went to the United States, visited the Amazon Forest in South America, Toured the Pyramids in Egypt. I even went as far as visiting the Soviet Union and China. And I did not only visit the magical side of these worlds, but the muggle side as well."
As a matter of fact, Edward lied, or did not tell the whole truth. He did indeed visit all these countries, but it was not for a vacation. No, it was to steal knowledge.
You could say that in the past 5 years, Edward became the greatest international thief in both the magical and muggle world, leaving countless legends both true and false.
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