Simultaneously traversing: the pinnacle of all realms

As Xavier had predicted, second-year life did indeed settle into a certain calm rhythm.

The commotion in Diagon Alley was still being talked about in the first few days of school, but it was quickly replaced by new topics of conversation.

Defense Against the Dark Arts has become the most troublesome course this year.

Gilderoy Lockhart's teaching style forms a kind of symmetry with Quirrell's: Quirrell didn't teach them anything from beginning to end, while Lockhart did teach them—he taught them his own adventures.

In the first few classes before the start of the semester, each lesson consisted of reading aloud an exciting passage from one of his works, and then asking students to recreate the scene in front of the class.

Unfortunately, the students he selected to play werewolves, vampires, and yetis generally felt that this teaching method was more embarrassing than being chased by trolls.

Lockhart enjoyed it, and some students, like Hermione, were indeed happy to cooperate with his teaching.

Xavier adopted a compromise approach to Lockhart's classes: he sat in the back of the classroom, trying not to attract attention when Lockhart performed his assigned plays, and spent the class time quietly reading—it must be said that the useful knowledge in Lockhart's works was much more substantial than the theatrical performances in his classes.

Lockhart was completely unaware of this—he always only paid attention to the students watching him—which made Xavier much more relaxed.

In Potions class, Snape continued to pound into the nerves of every Gryffindor with his deep voice, spraying as much venom as possible into every corner of the Potions classroom. But the Hufflepuff students were outside his reach, so Xavier and Ernie were relatively safe.

In Xavier's view, Severus Snape was both arrogant and insecure, insecure and aggressive, and in his eyes, no one was special except Harry Potter.

Of course, Xavier had read a lot of Harry Potter in his previous life—it can only be said that none of Snape and Harry's parents' generation could be defined as purely "good" or "bad".

Their behavior can be noble at times, and despicable at others.

Like Severus Snape, there's no denying he was the greatest double agent in the wizarding world, but there's also no denying he was almost the worst adult Xavier had ever met.

During his student days, he actively engaged in dark magic and befriended potential Death Eaters—yes, almost all Slytherin students at that time were Death Eaters—referring to Muggle-born individuals as "Mudbloods."

This is not just about surviving in Slytherin; it's a choice of values.

Later, as a Death Eater, he harmed others—yes, not just wizards, but also Muggles—and overheard a prophecy about Voldemort's adversary and informed Voldemort, directly leading to the Potters being targeted.

Lily's death was a tragedy for him, but the trigger for this tragedy was himself.

What now?

As the Potions professor and head of Slytherin, he led the bullying of younger wizards as an adult wizard, and even though Harry was special to him, he would still take revenge on Harry.

He vented his hatred for his parents on his children without restraint.

He was also selfish and twisted in his feelings. His love for Lily was real and profound, but this love was long accompanied by possessiveness and obsession.

When he initially begged Voldemort to spare Lily, he didn't care about James and Harry's lives, which Dumbledore called "despicable."

He protected Harry, but he could never see Harry as an independent person; he only saw Lily's eyes and James's shadow in his own eyes.

Of course, Snape was also a "good guy".

From the moment Lily died, he became Dumbledore's sharpest double agent.

He returned to Voldemort's side, using Occlumency to hide his true soul, walking a tightrope every time.

Until he was bitten to death by Nagini in the future.

In the end, he no longer lived solely to protect Harry; he used his life to protect those green eyes and, in doing so, the future of the wizarding world.

In a sense, he was a hero, but by no means a good person.

He was brave, loyal, and devoted to the death, but also despicable, paranoid, and cruel.

So, what about James Potter, the perfect father in Harry Potter's "memory"?

During his school days, he was a ruthless bully: at the age of fifteen, James hung Snape upside down in the air and publicly humiliated him with curses because he "exists purely as himself".

This is not an ordinary youthful squabble; it is an open act of violence by a clique overflowing with a sense of superiority against a loner.

He was arrogant, conceited, and loved to show off; he was the kind of person Professor McGonagall described as "always thinking the whole school admired him."

James's actions toward Snape, or rather, not just Snape, went beyond student rivalry and became bullying.

However, later, when Snape wanted to uncover Lupin's secret, it was Sirius who set a dangerous trap, and it was James who risked his life to save Snape from the Whomping Willow.

In seventh grade, he joined the Order of the Phoenix and risked his life to fight against the evil Voldemort.

But while protecting ordinary wizards and Muggles, he also looked down on Lily's Muggle sister Petunia and brother-in-law Vernon Dursley.

He was ugly and cruel in his youth, but as an adult he took on responsibility and saved lives.

So what about Lily Evans, who is almost perfect and without flaws in the original description?

She initially disliked James and his group, directly pointing out their arrogance and conceit, which demonstrates her integrity and morality.

She befriended Snape, unconcerned about his lineage and eccentricities. But when her friend Snape was bullied, Lily became friends with the bullies... Hmm, isn't that a little strange?

It's important to know that during this time, Snape was also a target of bullying in Slytherin House—because of his half-blood status, he was far from being integrated into the core circle of those aspiring Death Eaters as he would later become.

Then there's Sirius Black, who used Lupin's werewolf identity to trick and almost kill Snape. This is an indelible act of youthful cruelty. In Xavier's previous life, he would have been sent to a detention center for education, although he did eventually end up in Azkaban.

Even Albus Dumbledore, though he was a good man.

However, when he first became headmaster, he disregarded the safety of other students and allowed Remus John Lupin, a "werewolf," to attend Hogwarts, preserving Lupin's right to attend school.

They even ordered a Whomping Willow to be planted on the school grounds to cover the passageway to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade, where Remus would transform every full moon. This was all to ensure Remus's safety.

Who will guarantee the safety of the other students?

Some might say that no dangers have occurred in recent years.

Does the absence of danger mean we can ignore it?

Fire hydrants don't only have water when there's a fire.

All I can say is that many of the people in this story are abstract, very abstract, extremely abstract to normal people.

It cannot be explained by simply saying "the complexity of human nature".

Perhaps, in the eyes of many, wizards are inherently paranoid, insane, and chaotic; but wizards can also dedicate their lives to love and justice.

Xavier strongly suggested that Dumbledore offer courses on thought and morality in the school, teaching young wizards how to be good wizards and how to be good people.

The role of Hogwarts shouldn't just be to impart power to these young wizards, like forging weapons for them bit by bit, but without teaching them how to use those weapons correctly.

Moreover, given the current technological advancements in the Muggle world, the existence of the wizarding world may not be able to remain hidden for long. At that time, what will become of the wizards?