From Hogwarts to Sturhaven

After all, the greatest white wizard of the 20th century and the youngest headmaster of Slytherin is facing a teenager whose body has shrunk due to an ancient magical accident, resulting in a somewhat immature mind.

For these self-aware children, it's hard to find a second adjective besides "stubborn" to describe the energy they waste on things that are cool (especially things they think are cool).

Whether it's the child's own or the adults in the family.

Fortunately, the strange noise coming from the principal's office alerted the three people present.

It was a "click-clack" sound, like someone tapping a table with their fingernails, or like the sound of a hard book being placed on a table and tapped.

"What's making that noise?" Ivy looked around, wondering if it was coming from one of the principal's portraits.

"Perhaps some of my collection?" Dumbledore seemed unsure of the exact sound. "Of course, it could also be Fawkes pecking at the door."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fox, who was standing on the gilded branch, immediately cried out and spread his wings to create a scorching wind, as if trying to prove his innocence.

But before Dumbledore could appease Fawkes, others arrived at the not-so-large headmaster's office.

The woman who entered the room was a middle-aged witch with her hair tied up in a high bun, wearing a dark green robe, and with a serious and confident expression. Ivy matched her with the image of Minerva—McGrimm—that she remembered.

“Oh.” Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow. “I thought you went to Honeydukes again, Albus. It’s good to see you here. As for the other two gentlemen, good afternoon.”

When Professor McGonagall's gaze fell on Ivy, she couldn't help but ask, "And this gentleman is...? I don't recall any Slytherin student who looks this young, Severus?"

“I am Ivy Doom, hello…” Ivy greeted him politely, then cast an inquiring glance at Dumbledore.

“Minerva McGonagall, the Vice-Headmistress of Hogwarts, my most capable assistant,” Dumbledore introduced proudly, then turned to Professor McGonagall, “This is Evidum, a former fifth-year student at Hogwarts.”

“Once?” Professor McGonagall muttered. “I don’t recall ever approving the expulsion of such a young fifth-year Slytherin student…”

Her stern gaze swept across everyone's faces, and she gave Ivy a barely perceptible nod: "Alright, Albus, whatever tricks you're up to, please step aside. I need to check the list in the Book of Admissions. It's said that Mr. Harry Potter hasn't received his Hogwarts acceptance letter yet, and I think it's necessary for him to know he's a wizard on his birthday."

Snape stood up to make way for her, and Professor McGonagall climbed an inconspicuous staircase in the headmaster's office without looking back.

Based on Ivy's experience wandering through the Headmaster's office over a hundred years ago, that staircase led to a dusty tower containing only two things: the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance. These were crucial magical artifacts determining who could attend Hogwarts. Once a name was recorded in the Book of Admission by the Pen of Acceptance, it meant a mysterious contract had been established between Hogwarts and the young wizard. Afterward, simply wearing the Sorting Hat at the Sorting Ceremony signified that this magical castle had completely accepted you.

The castle's facilities, including staircases and paintings, will either bring you convenience or play tricks on you at the right time. The house-elves who work for Hogwarts will also regard you as the master of the castle, thus providing you with necessary services, including carrying luggage, cleaning, and preparing meals.

Therefore, for every young wizard aspiring to attend Hogwarts, the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance are extremely important tools. However, it is unheard of for any wizard to change their decisions and write the names of those who should not be admitted on them.

Over a hundred years ago, Ivy had picked up the Pen of Acceptance, but couldn't write on the Book of Admission. The faded quill, made of harpy feathers, couldn't pick up a single drop of ink, and the inkwell beside the Book of Admission was empty. Ivy hadn't had time to examine these two magical artifacts closely, and therefore hadn't witnessed how they worked.

However, according to some books in the restricted book section, the ink flowing from the tip of the Pen of Acceptance is a silvery liquid, but no one knows what the ink is really.

Professor McGonagall disappeared down the stairs, and the principal's office returned to calm.

Ivy wasn't sure if she should continue the previous topic, whether it was the "Grimoire of Destruction," ancient magic, or anything else...

Moreover, it was impossible to tell from Dumbledore's expression whether he intended to continue the conversation.

Dumbledore suddenly tore off a piece of paper, quickly wrote something down, summoned Fawkes from the gilded branch, whispered a few words to it, and then released the large, golden-red bird out the window.

“Perhaps we should continue today’s topic at another time. Since you were once a Slytherin, then Severus will take you to…” Dumbledore was interrupted by Professor McGonagall upstairs before he could finish speaking.

"I can't believe my eyes, Dumbledore!" She seemed somewhat angry for some reason. "There are still three young wizards who haven't received their acceptance letters!"

“Mr. Ivy-Doom?” Professor McGonagall called out as she descended the stairs. After Ivy hesitantly answered “Yes,” she continued, “This is your acceptance letter. You can wear your shimmering Slytherin robes after the Sorting Ceremony.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Professor McGonagall was standing in front of Ivy and handed him a letter.

The envelope had a wax seal on top, and below the wax seal was a shield emblem with a capital "H" surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake.

“I’ve taken care of one-third for you, but you should at least think about what to do with the remaining two-thirds, Dumbledore,” Professor McGonagall said to Dumbledore, not paying attention to the surprised look on Ivy’s face.

Besides surprise, Dumbledore smiled slightly: "I've already asked Hagrid to take care of Mr. Harry Potter's matter. As for that little wizard who didn't receive the letter... Severus, I'll trouble you to make the trip."

Snape reluctantly snorted and took another letter from Professor McGonagall.

Chapter 6 Attribute Panel

London, Diagon Alley, Leaky Cauldron.

Ivy was idly licking a huge ice cream cone, a mix of strawberry and raspberry jam, topped with hazelnut crumbs.

Since Ivy's name inexplicably appeared in the Book of Admission yesterday, he has been allowed to join Hogwarts as a first-year student in the new school year. However, he originally wanted to stay at Hogwarts, but Dumbledore said, "No preschool child should be allowed to live at Hogwarts before enrollment."

So, without further ado, he was sent to Diagon Alley. Before Snape took him away, he saw Hagrid, the gamekeeper, rushing over. To be honest, getting someone of Hagrid's size through the oak door of the headmaster's office was a very difficult task.

Moreover, upon seeing the Slytherin relic robes on Ivy, which shimmered with an eerie light, he screamed and slammed his head against the doorframe, which made a shaky, cracking sound. One was left wondering whether to worry about Hagrid's head or the poor doorframe of the Headmaster's office.

Fortunately, Dumbledore simply waved his finger, and the wooden door repaired itself. This prevented Ivy from knowing what the two inside had said. However, based on the original storyline, Hagrid was likely sent to pick up Harry Potter for school and, while doing so, retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts.

Even if Ivy knew everything, she couldn't force Dumbledore to send her and Hagrid along. Missing the chance to meet the "Boy Who Lived" still left Ivy with a slight sense of regret. After all, he was a savior, and so was she. Perhaps saviors could even exchange experiences.

Snape then took Ivy and teleported her to the Leaky Cauldron through the fireplace at Hogwarts. Snape had originally intended to arrange a student loan for Ivy, but after Ivy pulled a handful of Galleons from the Grimoire of Destruction, he left without looking back.

Only one sentence remained in the wind: "I believe that a former Slytherin fifth-year student wouldn't cry just because he's alone, nor would he cause any trouble that would prevent him from attending the opening banquet..."

After a friendly conversation with Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, he was able to get a room on the second floor of the pub as a hiding place before the start of Hogwarts.

As the busy day finally drew to a close, Ivy stayed in his room at the Leaky Cauldron, examining his body and the only magical artifact he still held—the Grimoire of Destruction. The wand, made entirely of goblin silver and used in ancient magic, was still with Dumbledore, who made no attempt to return it to Ivy even when he left the Headmaster's office. Fortunately, Ivy had never really relied on that goblin silver wand; after all, he was a legendary master of dark magic, capable of chaining curses like the Avada Kedavra Curse, so it wasn't a big deal.

Over a hundred years ago, Ivy was a handsome, tall young wizard who, with his looks alone, secretly captivated the hearts of countless young men and women. However, at that time, he was engrossed in protecting magical creatures from the Ash Serpent Party, so he didn't have much time to deal with romantic matters. Later, after being sealed in an ancient magical crystal for over a hundred years, he had even less time for such trivial matters.

However, after escaping from the ancient magical sealing crystal, Ivy's body underwent an astonishing change. He not only did not age, but even experienced reverse aging.

After comparing his height to the door frame, he sadly discovered that he was less than 1.3 meters tall, the size of a child. Perhaps that was why he was accepted by the Book of Admission.

However, as time goes by, he believes that he will eventually regain the height and physique he had a hundred years ago.

If there's anything good about it, it's that he seems to have gained a deeper understanding of the power of ancient magic within him. Not only was he able to easily use ancient magic to destroy his own wand when he clashed with Dumbledore, but he could also use ancient magic to enhance his "Grimoire of Destruction".

When he opened this familiar yet unfamiliar magic book, which he hadn't seen for over a hundred years, he knew very well that the cheat code for time travelers, which was a hundred years late, had finally arrived.

The precursor to "Grimoire of Destruction" is "The Wizarding Guide," a magic book that Ivy received from Professor Weasley more than a hundred years ago when she enrolled as a transfer student. It was originally just a notebook to help her review magical knowledge at any time.

However, as Ivy's spellcasting abilities gradually increased, The Wizarding Guide to Combat gained other functions. First, there was a map, but unlike the Marauder's Map, this map could not display other people's names; it could only display the holder's location. Then there was a storage function. Relying on the power of the Unseen Extension Charm, Ivy put all kinds of medicinal herbs and magical creature materials that he had collected from the Forbidden Forest into it, as well as various potions that he had concocted himself, Galleons that he had obtained from various robberies, and various fashionable clothes that he had collected.

Perhaps because it has been living with ancient magic for over a hundred years, "The Wizarding Manual" has evolved into a true magic book, namely "The Grimoire of Destruction".

When Ivy opened its cover, he could clearly see his own attribute panel.

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Name: Ivy Dum

Sex: Male

Race: Variant Human (Ancient Magic Wizard)

Age: 144 (97) Note: The number in parentheses indicates remaining life expectancy.

Attributes:

Strength: 6 (Minor Penalty -2)

Agility: 8 (Minor penalty -2)

Physical fitness: 10 (Minor punishment -2)

Intelligence: 15 (Race +1)

Perception: 14 (Race +1)

Charisma: 17 (Race +2)

Class/Level: Level 15 Wizard, Level 10 Ancient Magic Wizard

Traits:

1. Perfect Part-Time Jobs: Your character level is not based on the sum of the levels of all professions, but on the highest-level profession; in addition, each of your part-time jobs has an independent upgrade mechanism.

Occupational characteristics:

Wizard traits

1. Basic Spell Mastery: You have a full grasp of the necessary adventure and combat spells.

2. Master of Curses: When you use dark magic to attack an enemy, you will inflict a curse that continuously weakens the enemy's status and will share a portion of the damage among multiple targets. When you kill a cursed target, you will drain a certain amount of the target's life force and mana/spell slots.

3. Master of Dark Magic: Your Unforgivable Curse has gained a permanent buff, increasing the maximum number of targets controlled by Imperius Curse and making it more difficult to escape; Crucifixion Curse can spread the curse to nearby enemy units that have not yet been attacked by dark magic, and will deal a portion of the total damage the enemy received during the Crucifixion Curse's duration after the spell ends; Avada Kedavra can chain to all enemy units you have cursed, dealing a percentage of their maximum health as damage to soulless constructs.

Ancient magic wizard characteristics:

1. Ancient Magic Affinity: You can absorb ancient magical energy, increasing your maximum mana/spell slot.

Specialization: None at present (six items to be selected)

Chapter 7 Specialization

Ivy stared at her own attribute panel on the title page of the Grimoire of Destruction, finding the whole thing utterly absurd.

When he first arrived in this world, he was using a character from his own game save file. Back then, cheats didn't exist.

When he fought Lanlock's demonic dragon, the ghost didn't appear.

But a hundred years after he was sealed in a crystal by out-of-control ancient magic, a cheat code appeared?

This is so strange, it makes absolutely no sense!

If I had to give a reason for this, Ivy could only think of Harry Potter.

He and Ivy received their Hogwarts acceptance letters on the same day, embarking on their own destiny in a small house by the sea.

The predetermined plot began to unfold, which is why Gua came to Ivy's side.