The moment he began to question his identity, the plank below his legs began vibrating.
Not knowing what was going on, he stepped away from the plank and the moment he moved away, the plank burst into flames. Wicked green flames the height of two meters sprang up, towering over him.
The flames completely surrounded him before he could even think with his hazy mind. Alex didn't feel the heat nor any kind of pain but instead, he felt his consciousness slip.
The flames carried the limp, unconscious body into the air and slowly turned silvery white before shooting into his head from his temple. After the last bit of the silvery flame was gone, Alex's body fell down onto the floor.
A few seconds passed and slowly turned into minutes as the clock continued ticking. Alex, whose nose was bleeding due to the fall earlier, woke up and looked around before using episky on his face and cleaned himself.
"Hmm… slight headache and blurry eyesight. This method still needs some experimentation and research.", he murmured as he crouched down at the place where the plank was supposed to be and dragged a finger on the greenish ashes before smelling it.
'The loss of memories is still the worst part of this method… While that dragon guy did say that having a strong soul will prevent the side effects, I don't have enough time to focus on that branch.
Why does the Chinese methods take so much time to reach their full potential… I'll have to search for alternatives… maybe next year. But since I can have hobbies and can do almost anything except getting involved with Harry all thanks to the huge risk that I took to steal the stone a few months ago.
The goal this year is not to earn points but to not lose too many instead. At least that's what I think the angel hinted at… But just in case, I'll try my best to not get involved with Harry and Ron directly.'
He then looked at the clock hanging on the wall which showed that the time was half past four and sighed in relief.
'Now then…. Is there anything I can do in the next ninety minutes to make my life easier this year….' He thought as he took out a small parchment from one of his rings.
He tapped the parchment with his wand and two colours covered the parchment in two vertical columns. A few more taps later, the red and green parts of the parchments converged into words and sentences.
He read through the green list that was on the left side of the parchment which had only three rows which read Neville, Hermione and below their name was Weasley's Car.
All of them had a few bullet points below them that said,
Neville:
· Decent asset. Easily manipulated.
· Use revenge and friends as a motivational point.
· Make him a wand and teach him stuff so he can be of great use later on.
· Great investment candidate. First priority.
Hermione:
· Stickler for rules and a law abider.
· Will be hard to use unless a lot of effort and time is invested.
· Great asset. Find ways to get her to your side without much effort.
Weasley's car:
· For research purposes since it seems like it has its own soul.
· Can be used in making flying brooms or something else.
Alex sighed and rubbed his forehead as he read through the points, 'Neville…. I wanted to make us both some really good wands but I guess you will have to wait for a while. I technically can make the wands but it'll require a lot of research along with trial and error.
I'll focus on crafting brooms and learning more about them in my free time along with reading a few books. These two can be classified as hobbies… barely. Having anymore could be detrimental so it is better to not take risks. This way, I should be able to get more theoretical knowledge about wand making.
As for Hermione… if I get a good opportunity, I'll use it. My main focus should be to act like a normal student without doing stuff against potter. So frustrating but I guess I can slack off a bit this year...
As for the car… I'll go get it when I'm done reading this list.'
He then read through the list that was made up of red ink and sighed as it reached the bottom of the parchment. He ignored the top of the list that read Grey Snake, Senile Old Man, Pink Frog, Malfoys, Goblins and Gringotts along with a lot more and tapped on the few that he wanted to recall about.
Susan Bones:
· Tried to kill you and acted like she bumped into you.
· Keeps giving you and Aman dirty looks.
· Don't kill her but make her life hell if you have the time and the chance.
· Warning: Her aunt Amelia Bones works for the ministry and is at a very high position. Tread carefully.
Hannah Abbot:
· Gray person. Saved you from dying but keeps trying hard to get close to Aman. Might have ulterior motives.
· Keep an eye on this girl.
Severus Snape:
· Gray person. Currently not hostile.
· Works for a high potential red person. Dumbledore.
· Keep your guard up. Unpredictable.
Alex hummed as he conjured a weird looking quill that didn't look like it was made of a feather but instead, it looked like it was made of bone.
Unknown:
· Will work to protect Harry.
· Potential ally but high chances of him being an obstacle.
· Goal: Find out this person's identity.
After he was done, he threw the quill upwards and it vanished mid-flight. Then, he took out the wand and tapped the parchment, making it go yellowish white after which even the parchment vanished from its spot after another tap of his wand.
'This wand feels weird… the smoothness and ease of casting spells is extraordinary but… just why does it feel weird? Hmm… might be the tracking spell but the problem is that I don't know if it's on me or this wand... Let's see…'
He took out his old wand and used a few spells which felt the same as using the wand he got from Ollivander, but with the only difference of having more resistance against his ability of casting spells.
"Looks like after using Ollivander's wand once, it places a tracking spell on me. Oh well, now it's time to find the car so I'll do something against this tracking after learning more about it." He muttered as he walked towards the door.