Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 287 You really are a prophet

"The Resurrection Potion is a complex potion. Perhaps when I made it for you, I made a mistake in the proportions of the ingredients, which caused this mutation..." Murphy made up a story without batting an eye.

"Okay." Lucas nodded, but didn't dwell on it too much.

She was already very happy to be resurrected, to have a living body, and to be able to truly experience this world. She didn't particularly care whether she was male or female.

She's not ready to date.

The girl's body is somewhat weak now, but that's probably mostly because she's just been resurrected. With some exercise, it won't affect her much.

More importantly, as a wizard, he wouldn't become weaker just because he turned into a girl.

"Professor, is this laboratory yours?" Lucas asked.

They are now visiting the magical plant laboratory, where a cobra lily is flicking its tongue at her in the huge glass greenhouse.

“Yes,” Murphy said, “it was one of my attempts. An attempt to explore the future path of wizards and Muggles.”

Lucas stared intently at Murphy with his deep blue eyes. "Professor, I have something to tell you. It may sound bizarre, but I hope you will listen to me."

Then, Lucas recounted how he was once Tom Riddle, later became the diary, was found by people in 2077, heard about the tragic state of wizards in that era, was then sent back to the present, became Lucas, was used by the diary as a tool for resurrection, and finally, by a twist of fate, became a girl.

Hearing the story he had arranged from the other person, Murphy almost lost his composure, but he managed to hold back.

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you yet why you resurrected me?" Lucas asked. "Did you already know about my physical condition?"

"I had my suspicions from the moment I treated your wounds," Murphy said. "Later, after you came to me with the Portkey, I used Legilimency on Quirrell and learned about your situation. Coincidentally, I had the elixir of immortality at that time, so I resurrected you. After all, I couldn't watch my student die, could I?"

"Thank you, Professor," Lucas said. "So, Professor, do you believe the stories I've told you?"

"It is indeed bizarre, but it's not impossible," Murphy said. "After all, this is a world with magic, so nothing is strange if something like this happens."

“Actually, I still have some doubts,” Lucas said, “but I’m more worried that it will become a reality. That future is too cruel for wizards. Professor, do you really think wizards can’t defeat Muggles?”

“It’s difficult,” Murphy said. “We can quietly control the leaders of Muggles, we can manipulate a country, but all of that is under the premise that we don’t expose ourselves. Once we have to wage a full-scale war against the Muggles, I see almost no chance of the wizards winning.”

"On the one hand, while our magic is amazing, it's not that useful in combat. On the other hand, Muggles are far too skilled at warfare. They probably have hundreds of times more experience in this area than we do... It's very difficult to erase such a huge gap in experience and strength with just one or two magical spells."

"But what you're doing now seems to be exposing magic to Muggles," Lucas said, puzzled. "Isn't this making our already limited advantage disappear completely?"

"We didn't have any advantages to begin with. The only way for us to survive is to avoid war," Murphy said.

"In fact, I had already thought a lot about the future of wizards and Muggles before you told me all this."

"The path of confrontation is a dead end."

"Hiding is also a dead end."

"The only viable path is coexistence."

"We must learn to coexist with Muggles," Murphy said.

"This planet is large enough for both wizards and Muggles to survive, but it is also small enough to accommodate two hostile groups."

"And communication and exchange are the only way to avoid hostility."

"We must understand Muggles, and we must let Muggles understand us," Murphy said. "And this laboratory is one such attempt."

"I said the same thing to Professor Dumbledore, but unfortunately, he didn't seem to understand. And you, Lucas, do you understand what your teacher is saying?"

Lucas nodded. "I can. You truly are a prophet. I'm absolutely certain of that now!"

"Lucas brought me back to the present, it must have been so that I could meet you. Only you can prevent that future from happening."

Uh... well, okay.

"So, what can I do, teacher?" Lucas asked.

Murphy thought about it.

He kept Lucas because he valued her talent and knew he would need her in the future, but for now, there was no need for her to appear.

"Study. First you should learn everything about Muggles, their knowledge, their thoughts, their science. There are many books here, and many of the smartest scientists. You should be able to learn a lot."

……

After leaving the magic research institute, Murphy went to see the Watchers commander, Winston Robinson.

This classmate who once made chips for him is now one of the most powerful figures in the Ministry of Magic, and the disciplinary forces that Murphy used to clean up the Ministry of Magic are directly led by Winston.

"The investigation of most of the key personnel in the Ministry of Magic has been completed. There are not many real Death Eaters, but some of them have Death Eater family backgrounds, and some of them have done some shady things behind the scenes. We now have incriminating evidence against some of them and can take action against them at any time."

"How many of Dumbledore's men have been identified?" Murphy asked.

"Not many. Apart from a few like Arthur Weasley, who you mentioned were Dumbledore's staunch supporters, most people didn't directly pledge allegiance to him. In fact, Dumbledore didn't have anything to offer them that could attract them."

"Justice and dedication can only attract a small group of the most upright people, and such people often do not rise to very high positions."

Murphy chuckled. "Then our Ministry of Magic must be absolutely rotten."

"Yes, it's rotten to the core," Winston laughed. "Those in power are just a bunch of sycophants. But that's precisely what makes them easy to control."

"Transfer all of Dumbledore's people to less important departments. As for Arthur..." Murphy thought for a moment, "Never mind, he's already in a less important department. Just make sure they don't have access to classified information in the future."

"Establish a comprehensive system of authority to exclude them from important matters. Also use this system to keep speculators in check."

"We don't need perfect people; we just need to make them competent tools."

"Of course, everyone has to sign a new employment agreement."

The kind from Seed of the Soul.

(End of this chapter)