Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 8 The professor stroked my head and I received longevity (bushi)

Aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and supercomputers are all manifestations of modern human science.

But if a person from another planet wants to have a more comprehensive understanding of the development of human civilization, he will definitely not look for the answer here.

Do people know the existence of cells? Do they know about atoms? How far has human mathematics progressed? Can human observation methods of the microscopic world monitor the quantum world? How did the universe come into being in human eyes? How much of the mass that humans can observe and use occupies the total mass of the universe?

These things are better indicators of the level of technological development of civilization.

The progress of basic science determines human understanding of the world, and human understanding will promote the advancement of various technologies in civilization.

same.

How deep is the wizard's understanding of "magic", the source of his own power? What is the wizard's worldview? What is the maximum limit of the power that the wizard can leverage?

This is what Roger is really curious about.

Whether it is "Standard Spells, Elementary" or "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", what they describe is just the 'skills' of how to cast spells. It can be said that there are more in-depth things, but they are basically glossed over.

Just like the language textbook for first graders in elementary school, the content on it, apart from pinyin, is just some simple text, and at most some general meaning behind the word.

They cannot talk about the origin of writing and how it evolved from generation to generation, or what the advantages and disadvantages and characteristics of cuneiform, hieroglyphics, phonetic writing and ideographic writing are.

The things in the first-year spell book can't even be called "techniques", let alone "Taoism". They are just "skills" for casting spells.

...Of course, ordinary first-year students at Hogwarts would have a hard time learning these things, let alone more advanced ones? Spare them some time.

Those who are really talented will go to the school library to find more powerful spells to learn, and can even preview the content of second and third grades in the first grade.

But Roger was different.

His goal is to become immortal.

Rather than a magic technician who knows a few spells, and a combat wizard.

He didn't want to learn spells without knowing why.

He wanted to establish a complete concept of magic system for himself from the beginning.

This thing is like the foundation of the road. A slight mistake will lead to a huge error. There may be a way to remedy it later, but the time and energy consumed, and the precious resources wasted by taking detours in the middle are unimaginable.

Just like in "Hunter x Hunter", the protagonist Gon, who is also practicing Nen and is taught by the Heart Source School, is completely different from some of the unconventional people in Sky Arena. Those who do not understand the essence of Nen may even go astray the harder they work, and in the end they can only unleash 30% of their 100% potential.

Roger wanted to achieve immortality before his own death, so of course he had to try his best to eliminate this interference, and he had to do it every minute.

Every day of life is precious. There is still some time before school starts, and Roger doesn't want to waste it.

Roger didn't like lies, so he told Professor McGonagall everything he was thinking without any reservation.

"Is that so?" Roger's action further deepened Professor McGonagall's stereotype.

This little prophet definitely foresaw something using his prophetic powers!
Magic is a very profound subject, and for various reasons, magical knowledge is full of technical black boxes and even self-contradictions.

Constructing one's own magic system is usually something that scholars who want to delve deeper into magic do after learning a lot of magical knowledge.

This question should never come from the mouth of a young wizard who has never been exposed to magic.

"You don't have to look for it here. If you are interested in these, I have some books at home that I think are well written. I will mail them to you later." Professor McGonagall said.

Professor McGonagall did not think that Roger was being too ambitious.

This can be seen from the Hogwarts houses and the various clubs throughout the campus, such as the Transfiguration Club, which are led by professors.

Hogwarts is a place where teaching is tailored to the individual needs of each student.

Here, happy education and elite education coexist. Young wizards without talent can learn some lessons in class, get a diploma and work in various wizard companies such as "Magic Candy Factory" and "Magic Creature Breeding Farm".

Talented wizards will learn knowledge outside of the curriculum on their own, and then join the club to take "small classes" to get in touch with cutting-edge magical knowledge.

In Professor McGonagall's opinion, since Roger could ask this question, it meant that he was qualified to read those books.

While Professor McGonagall chose to trust Roger, she had no intention of personally guiding Roger.

As mentioned before, "magic knowledge is full of technical black boxes and even self-contradictions." Every magic researcher has a different magic system structure, and no one dares to say that their understanding of the world is absolutely correct.

Mag had never taught a prophet, but she believed that a prophet who could see the future and valued his life would not jump into the pit on his own.

He can know the future, and his path is very likely to be more "correct" than mine.

It is enough for me to be his backer and support him.

Hearing that Professor McGonagall was willing to share her "selected book list" with him, Roger naturally accepted the offer and did not continue to search aimlessly in Flourish and Blotts.

After putting the textbooks into the shopping cart filled with the Owl Cauldron and other sundries, the two turned back in the direction of the Leaky Cauldron.

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As the head of Gryffindor and professor of Transfiguration, McGonagall is usually quite busy, and she is even busier in the months leading up to the start of school.

For people like Roger whose parents are not wizards, there are many children who need guidance besides Roger. Of course, she cannot stay with Roger every day.

After completing the purchase with Roger, Minerva Magog continued with her other work without stopping.

Fortunately, she did not forget her agreement with Roger.

A few days later, several owls, looking a little overwhelmed, flew to the window sill of Roger's room, carrying piles of books.

After opening the brown paper covers, there were dozens of books in front of Roger!

"The Evolution of Spells: The Mutual Interference of Muggle Thought and the Creation of Spells" was written by a modern American wizard. Roger had no impression of this name in his movie memory.

"Magic: The Power of Psychic Portrayal" was signed by Abe and was written in the Heian period around 1000 AD.

"Zen and Magic, a Research Report on the Differences in Spellcasting between Enlightened People and Ordinary Wizards" was written by a monk from ancient India.

The book "Research on the Relationship between Faith and Magic 'Part 5': Will Magical Creatures that Accept Incense and Worship Become More Intelligent?" comes from China, but the author remains anonymous.

"The Soul and the Brain Connection" comes from the Department of Mysteries of the British Ministry of Magic.

In addition to the above, there are other books such as "Is extreme emotional spellcasting a wrong path?", "Ritual magic is far more than blood sacrifice", "Where to find the great way", "Hypothesis of the origin of the mind", "Magic is a kind of energy, or a cosmic rule?", "Dreams, subconsciousness and magic", "Ego, id, superego, which is the core of spellcasting", "The brain in the vat of the ultimate wizard", "Blood magic and transfiguration - guesses of the future era"...

Among the piles of books in front of me, there are very few that involve specific spells, most of them are books on theoretical systems.

To give a general overview, the creation time of these books extends from the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to last year in 1990 AD, and the creators are from all over the world. Among them, there are theories that have been proven to a certain extent, but more are still conjectures about magic theories, and various research reports filled with data that have not yet come up with accurate answers.

After a quick flip through, Roger found that some books had completely opposite and diametrically opposed views.

Looking at the books that were almost filling up his room, Roger had only one thought in his mind.

"Does Professor McGonagall think too highly of me?"

"Can I finish reading this before school starts?"

(End of this chapter)