The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

Four years later, according to the plot, Voldemort should be resurrected.

If he hasn't reached the level of an adult wizard by his third year, then he should just follow the plot and wait for Harry Potter to defeat Voldemort.

Therefore, feeling a sense of crisis, Ryze began to work hard.

During the day, I go to Hogsmeade to read books and practice magic, learning some introductory ancient runes from Professor Babling.

Back at Tonks' house that evening, he went to Nymphadora to study the spells and theories in the textbook.

Having just passed the NEWTs (Ultimate Wizarding Tests) not long ago, Nymphadora is still in the most familiar stage with this knowledge. In a few years, she may not remember these theoretical points.

“You’re working so hard. I’ve never seen any young wizard who hasn’t even started school yet put in half the effort as you,” Nymphadora exclaimed, looking at Rizz who was holding a page of questions.

Although magical theory is the most basic of all, it is quite remarkable that such a solid foundation has been built.

Even if Ryze were to take the first-year final exams now, he would probably get an E (good) or higher in Charms and Transfiguration.

If she had worked that hard back then, her score on the ultimate wizard exam would probably have been raised another level.

After spending a month together, Nymphadora also got to know the personality of her uncle who grew up in an orphanage.

Intelligent and clever, with a strong curiosity, rich imagination, and exceptional talent.

With an unimaginable passion and belief in magic, even before enrolling in school, Ryze's spell power was almost comparable to that of her third year.

Combined with the Black bloodline in his body, his handsome appearance, and the social skills he honed in the orphanage.

Nymphadora sincerely hoped that her uncle would be assigned to Ravenclaw.

Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are also acceptable.

It's best not to be chosen by Slytherin, anyway.

Although her mother was a Slytherin student, Hufflepuff, where she was enrolled, had a fairly good relationship with the other three houses.

But Slytherin's reputation has indeed been evident over the years.

Nymphadora was genuinely worried that if Rhett joined Slytherin and was influenced by Slytherin's somewhat extreme megalomania, he might become ruthless in his pursuit of magic.

Chapter 7: King's Cross Station

Ryze could sense that his niece, Nymphadora, had been subtly mentioning the terrible atmosphere of Slytherin to him, urging him not to choose Slytherin.

At the same time, he also said a lot of good things about Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.

He could probably guess why the other party did this.

It's simply a concern that he might be influenced by the atmosphere in Slytherin.

What intrigued him was why Nymphadora had never mentioned Gryffindor.

Nymphadora scratched her ear somewhat awkwardly, indicating that she couldn't sense the same drive in Ritz as most Gryffindor students.

Ryze was somewhat speechless upon receiving this answer.

The defining characteristics of Gryffindor are courage and boldness.

He's been too composed this past month, and he's not exactly the impulsive type, so Nymphadora simply can't connect him with Gryffindor.

Rizz could only shrug and indicate that he would follow Hogwarts' arrangements.

That's the truth.

Ritz did not intend to interfere with the Sorting Hat's judgment.

He knew, of course, that his will could determine the Sorting Hat's ideas.

If a young wizard is determined to go to a particular house, the Sorting Hat will most likely respect their opinion.

But as a time traveler who learned to hide his inner thoughts from a young age and always wore a mask in front of others.

Ryze himself sometimes finds it difficult to figure out what he truly thinks.

Therefore, he was genuinely curious about how the Sorting Hat would view his overly complicated thoughts and which house he would be advised to attend.

In any case, it won't affect his study of magic no matter which academy he's in; it will only change his attitude towards his classmates.

With such anticipation, September 1st arrived quickly.

Ted drove Raz to King's Cross Station in London with a great sense of ceremony.

“For the past seven years, Andromeda and I have accompanied Nymphadora here every year. I never expected you to come after Nymphadora graduated. I hope that after seeing you off to graduation, Nymphadora’s children will not need us old folks to come and see them off anymore.”

Standing in front of King's Cross Station, carrying Rizzi's suitcase, Ted uttered these words of reflection.

As a Muggle-born wizard, he first came into contact with the wizarding world 30 years ago, which opened another door in his life.

Then, over the next 20 years, he personally experienced the darkest period in the wizarding world of this century.

In that era, his relationship with Andromeda, as a Muggle wizard, would have faced pressure from all sides. If it weren't for Alfard and the help of the Order of the Phoenix, he might not be alive today.

Now that his life has finally stabilized, he has become a 40-year-old middle-aged man.

However, when he really looks back, he still misses the youthful days when he studied at Hogwarts and secretly dated Andromeda, avoiding everyone's attention.

“Then come with me, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. I feel like I can walk there with my eyes closed,” Ted said, leading the way for Raz with his large suitcase in front. “Speaking of which, Nymphadora is also here today on a monitoring mission at the platform. She came over early this morning.”

"She's probably changed into someone we don't recognize by now, but I bet she's secretly watching us. Want to guess where she's hiding?"

It was still quite early, so the group wasn't in a hurry. They strolled leisurely into the station, analyzing who might be the imposter, Nifadora.

But until they reached the platform, Ted and Ritz did not spot any suspicious individuals secretly watching them.

"Looks like she's not in charge here, otherwise I would definitely have found her. When I played this game as a kid, I could find her anytime, anywhere," Ted muttered stubbornly.

Andromeda rolled her eyes at her husband: "Nymphadora is already preparing to become an Auror. If you can still find out so easily, that would be dereliction of duty."

They walked to the middle of the pillar between Platform 9 and Platform 10.

Andromeda guided Ryze through the magical barrier that only wizards could pass through, and they arrived at the real Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

Looking at the old steam train with over a hundred years of history, and the little wizards boarding it, the scene from the movie blended perfectly with reality once again, and Rizz was momentarily stunned.

Ted patted Reese's shoulder with a little force: "Go, cherish your time studying at Hogwarts. Every time I send you off, I think about riding this train with you again. It's just a pity that I graduated from there more than 20 years ago. Now I have to fill out a bunch of application forms and get permission to go to Hogwarts."

Rizz nodded earnestly.

He is now an 11-year-old boy, but also a transmigrator with memories of his past life.

Having experienced youth in his previous life, he could understand the nostalgia for youth in Ted's words.

Now that he has a second chance and has embarked on the path of magic, he will naturally cherish his time studying at Hogwarts more than anyone else.

"Remember to write to us when you get to school. See you at Christmas."

Andromeda was reminding Reese of some things to be aware of at Hogwarts, although she had already mentioned these things to him at least three or four times before today.

As he said goodbye to Andromeda, he noticed a strange figure waving at him from the platform in the distance.

Judging from the subtle actions the other party deliberately made, it is clear that the other party is Nymphadora, who disguises herself as someone else to carry out the mission.

It seems that Nymphadora had indeed noticed them long ago, but only revealed herself to Rhett at the very end to say goodbye, while also gesturing to him not to forget to write to her.

It can only be said that the Tonks family are indeed all very nice and interesting people.

Such a person should not have died at the hands of Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

With these thoughts in mind, Ryze focused his attention on the still unresponsive system in his mind.

"This year marks exactly one year since you acquired this system. You should be able to react by now."

The rune system interface still displayed the words "Waiting for the host to activate the next stage before it is officially opened," and Ryze could only patiently board the train.

The Hogwarts trains must have been subjected to a Stretch-Without-Slip Charm.

From the outside, the train appears to have only five carriages, but once inside, you'll find that each carriage has almost a hundred individual compartments, and these compartments are quite spacious, easily accommodating four adult wizards in one.

Ritz found an empty compartment in the middle rear section of the carriage, put his luggage away, and then took out a bestselling novel by Gilderoy Lockhart from his small bag to read.

Although Gilderoy Lockhart is a scoundrel who steals the achievements of others.

But this guy's writing is indeed quite good.

Even though Nymphadora criticizes the details of the battles in the novel as a complete mess, the atmosphere Lockhart creates in the novel makes readers subconsciously overlook those details.

At the same time, the popular science information about those magical creatures and ancient ruins in the novel also has certain reference value.

Ritz was reading the book with a relaxed attitude when, just as the train was about to depart, a voice that sounded somewhat unsure of itself rang in his ears.

"Um... excuse me, I wanted to ask, have you seen my toad?"

Rizz raised his head and looked at the round-faced boy in front of him.

Chapter 8: Neville Longbottom

If Hannah Abbott is undoubtedly the Iron Hat King of Hogwarts.

So Neville Longbottom, who is now standing in front of Ryze, can also be considered a toad hermit.

Almost every student in the same year as Harry Potter would be asked by him on the train if they had seen his toad.

“I haven’t seen your toad,” Rizz put down his book and observed the boy who, like Harry Potter, had the potential to be a savior.

Neville is still too inexperienced.

Seeing Neville's anxious look, Rez patted the seat in front of him: "The train is about to leave, and it's the most crowded time right now. If you're sure your toad is on the train, I suggest you wait until it starts moving and everyone has found their seats before looking for it. You can sit here and wait for a while."

Neville hesitantly followed Rez's instructions and carefully sat down in his seat.

However, he was still very reserved, only sitting with half of his buttocks on the seat.

He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and as the train began to slowly move forward, he seemed to remember something and hurriedly introduced himself to Raz: "Um, I'm Neville, Neville Longbottom, I'm a new student at Hogwarts this year. Thank you for reminding me and for letting me sit here!"

“Riz White, you’re also a freshman this year. You can relax a bit and don’t be so nervous,” Riz handed Neville a tissue.

Neville gratefully wiped his face and thanked Rez.

Ryze then casually asked the other person a few more questions.

Having grown up in an orphanage, he is very good at dealing with children of all kinds of personalities.

Neville, a child who lacks self-confidence, is actually quite easy to open up to others if given the opportunity.

He simply threw out the question, then echoed Neville's words and responded to him a few times, even handing Neville a glass of water and telling him not to rush and to speak slowly.

Neville sat there and recounted his family's affairs in bits and pieces.

Although it was mostly about trivial matters, and Neville was a bit incoherent in his speech, Rez finally understood why Neville valued the toad named Ralph so much.

That was a celebratory gift from his uncle to Neville, who had never shown any magical talent since childhood, after he went into a magical frenzy at the age of 8.

For Neville, who has hardly ever done anything to satisfy anyone in his life, this gift certainly has a different meaning.

"But it seems like Laifu doesn't really like me; it keeps trying to run away from me."

Neville rubbed his hair in distress.

As he spoke, he finally realized that he had been chatting with this new friend for almost an hour.

He quickly stood up from his seat: "Thank you for talking to me for so long, but I have to go find Leif. If it escapes, I don't know how I'll face Uncle Argi."

For Ryze, learning about Neville's growth as a character and the aspects that weren't shown in the story was a valuable conversation.

He also summoned his familiar, Ari, and said to Neville, "This is my familiar, Ari. It is more sensitive to magical auras, and I think it should be able to help you find your Raph."

Although Neville had never seen a familiar like Ari before, his eyes immediately welled up with tears after hearing Ryze's words.

"Thank you so much! I'll return it to you as soon as I find Laifu!"

As Neville left, moved by the news, the cubicle where Ryze was quickly quieted down again.

Rizz continued reading quietly. When the waiter, who was still in the car, pushed the cart over, he bought some of the snacks and drinks he had eaten in Hogsmeade. Then, on the waiter's recommendation, he bought some cakes and pastries that looked pretty good.

After all, the train wouldn't arrive at Hogwarts until almost evening, and there would be a Sorting Ceremony afterwards.

According to Nymphadora, Hogwarts has about one or two hundred new students each year, and by the time the Sorting Ceremony ends and the banquet begins, it's usually around eight or nine o'clock.

Ryze wouldn't neglect his stomach.

And to be honest, after all these years, Ritz has long lost faith in British cuisine. So-called grand meals are probably not as appealing as these desserts and snacks.

As for Neville, although Rizzo had lent out Ariel, searching through the hundreds of compartments on the Hogwarts Express wasn't going to be quick.

By the time he returned with Rafer, both excited and exhausted, it was already afternoon.

Besides the pitiful Rayford, who was being held tightly in Neville's hand and looked utterly hopeless, a little girl followed behind Neville.

"Thank you so much, Ryze! Lyford actually ran into the Slytherin seniors' cell. If it weren't for your help in catching it, I wouldn't dare to talk to them!"