บท 24: Plans For the Future
After finishing his evening class, Edward finally had some free time for his own. So, he headed to the Restricted Area of the library to read; as this was one of the main reasons that he came back to Hogwarts.
On his way there, he started thinking about his plans. According to Edward, he planned to use his knowledge of the future to his benefit; and as such, he needs to interfere with the plot as little as possible. And if he does intervene, then, he must ensure that things proceed similarly, with only a few minor details changed.
This is one of the reasons that he forbade Snape from taking the Resurrection Stone or telling anyone about it. According to the canon timeline, this stone was one of the main reasons that led to Dumbledore's death, and Edward is not about to change that.
Personally, Edward has no real problem with Dumbledore. On the contrary, he admires him greatly.
He admires the fact that Dumbledore always refuses to use his power to his advantage. In the canon timeline, he let people like Fudge and Rita Skeeter walk all over him and his legacy, yet he did nothing to defend himself.
As one of the most powerful wizards of modern time, he did not have to let his dignity being trampled on like this; and yet, it still happened. Edward himself knew that he could never be like Dumbledore.
A perfect example of this was the fact that after his rise, Rita Skeeter once wrote an article about him insinuating that he was a dark wizard that killed women and children. The next day after this article was released, Edward visited her and instilled the fear of Merlin into her.
That same day, that article was removed and she issued a personal apology in the Daily Prophet for lying and writing fake news about Edward to draw more attention. Many people guessed that there was something shady behind Rita's sudden change of attitude, but there was no evidence and Rita herself refused to say anything more about the entire situation.
Edward is very grateful for Dumbledore as the headmaster can be considered his teacher.
After Dumbledore discovered that Edward was studying dark magic and that he could not stop him, he tried to divert his attention to something else. As such, he would secretly give him a bunch of precious books about Alchemy.
Some of them were even Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel's notes containing their understandings, ideas, and experiments. One of the reasons that Edward was able to become a Grand Alchemist so quickly was due a lot to Dumbledore.
Unfortunately, the headmaster underestimated Edward's learning ability, so not only did he learn all the Alchemy knowledge he received, he still made rapid progress in his study of the dark arts.
Despite the teacher-student relationship that he has with Dumbledore, Edward still has no plans to save the headmaster.
Edward can foresee that it is only a matter of time before he becomes the most powerful wizard of this world. By then, he did not want someone else to challenge his power or decision at every turn. As such, Dumbledore must die.
As for Edward, even if he believed that most of the wizards in the Wizarding World are not worth anything when combined, they are still a powerful force to reckon with. And maybe, in his future travel throughout dimensions, he might need their help.
Not to mention that he might still need to recruit some talented people--even if the number is small in scale.
Throughout the seven years, Harry Potter is in school, many interesting things happen and many rare things of the wizarding world suddenly appear; rare objects that Edward desires.
For example, the Philosopher's Stone, the Basilisk, the Goblet of Fire, and so on. Not to mention that Edward planned to use certain situations to his advantage and acquire other forms of benefits.
Especially the events that occur in Harry Potter's Fifth Year. Edward has grand plans for it as he believes that this might be the final thing he needs to finish his Gate of World; so he cannot wait.
At the same time, he must ensure that the general outline of the plot also remains the same.
After thinking about all these things, a happy mood enveloped Edward as he headed to the library for a long session of reading.
บท 25: Halloween
Just like that, a few months passed by. And it was already Halloween time. After checking, Edward realized that most of the plots proceeded the same way without him.
Whether it was Harry Potter joining the Quidditch team after Neville had an accident in class, the midnight duel with Draco that led to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville finally meeting Hagrid's Fluffy.
As today was Halloween, Edward knew that the troll incident would occur. At first, he did not plan to intervene, but he suddenly changed his mind.
Edward realized that with her intelligence and wit, Hermione was the perfect person to be part of his future elite team of powerful and talented witches and wizards that he planned to create. So, he decided to make a great first impression on her.
So, during the Great Hall dinner, Edward took out his version of the Marauder's Map and tracked all the people in the castle. He saw Hermione in the girl's bathroom, and he also saw when Quirrell released the troll.
Using the excuses that he had to go to the restroom, Edward left the Great Hall and headed for the girls' bathroom. And he only showed up when the troll finally discovered Hermione.
Edward watched as the troll raised his club and was about to hit her, he waved his wand and a Shield Charm appeared around her, also deflecting the troll's massive club.
"Professor Bones," said Hermione with a look of relief on her face as she watched Edward slowly approach her while simultaneously ignoring the troll.
"It is very dangerous to be out there alone, Ms. Granger," replied Edward calmly.
"I'm sorry," she replied while lowering her head.
"It's fine as long as you are okay."
Then, Edward looked at the troll that was trying to destroy his shield, with no success whatsoever.
"Interesting magical creatures," suddenly said, Edward.
"Who? Trolls?" asked Hermione with a puzzled look on her face.
"Yes. Many people think that they are stupid magical beasts with a very low level of intelligence. However, most people fail to see the value in them. Do you know that a troll's skin is very magic resistant? Also, this part of its body is part of ancient magic."
"Ancient magic? Is that the same one you mentioned that Harry's mother used to save his life from You-Know-Who?"
"Yes," nodded Edward. "Imagine if wizards could thoroughly understand this kind of magic and replicate it? Imagine having the magic resistance of both dragons and trolls, with the strength of giants? That would truly be a fascinating thing, wouldn't it?"
"But professor, didn't you say that ancient magic could not be wielded by wizards? That only act of pure self-sacrifice can allow a witch or wizard to use it?" asked Hermione.
"You are partially correct. I do not think a wizard can wield the power of love like Harry's mother did. However, replicating the innate abilities of magical animals like trolls and dragons is still possible, just need the right method.
"Not to mention that even if ancient magic is impossible to wield, it doesn't mean that we should not study it. I believe that magic is like science, meaning there are underlying principles that govern them. And our jobs as wizards is to study and discover these principles."
After saying this, Edward then looked at the pondering Hermione and he secretly nodded. He came here not only to give her a first good impression but also to spread some of his ideas to her. Now that he was done, he decided to finish this troll off.
With a wave of his wand, the club of the troll transfigured into long chains that bound the troll until he fell on the ground, squirming and trying to free himself. Then, Edward walked next to his ears and pointed his wand. A powerful scream ringed on the troll's head, rupturing his eardrum, then he passed out. The odd thing was that this sound did not travel out loud but only stayed in the vicinity of Edward and Hermione.
The spell that Edward used by one he modifies the Sonorous Charm into a specific sound wave attack to either kill or incapacitate his enemies--depending on the intensity that he chooses.
Soon after Edward dealt with the troll, he saw Harry and Ron rushing to the girls' bathroom.
"It seems that you have some true friends willing to go through danger to save you, Miss. Granger. That is an enviable thing."
"It seems so."
A few seconds later, Harry and Ron rushed inside and saw the troll on the ground. However, they were more occupied by her safety. After making sure she was alright did they notice Edward and the passed-out troll.
Soon after, the other teachers came, and things proceeded similarly in the book with Hermione admitting that she went after the troll. Of course, she also acknowledged the fact that it was Edward who saved her life.
Then, everybody proceeded to go their ways.
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