Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 103: McGonagall: Roger, you are becoming more and more like Voldemort
There are currently two elders who have helped Roger the most, one is Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and the other is Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall taught Roger and answered his questions. But when Roger chose the path of magic to achieve immortality, Professor McGonagall could no longer help him with his magic research.

At this time, Dumbledore took over Professor McGonagall's position and continued to walk with Roger on the road ahead.

But Dumbledore and McGonagall are completely different people to Roger.

In Dumbledore's eyes, Roger was first a reflection of many of his old friends, then a genius young wizard, and finally a pioneer of civilization who required constant attention, who might cause a world-class disaster, or who might turn the page on the world's history.

But in Minerva McGonagall's eyes, Roger was a lonely child who was alienated from his relatives at the funeral, as if there was some kind of barrier between him and the world; he was a little wizard who would be happy for several days because he had learned a new magic; he was an ordinary person who could be sad, afraid, and upset.

Roger will give back to those who have helped him.

Just like Harry, who helped Roger to establish a partnership with Hagrid, Roger gave back his neural modifications to him.

The three-dimensional method, the second brain, the transformation by transfiguration, new powers and new talents, Professor McGonagall's magical power has entered a period of rapid growth again after many years.

But as his background became more evident and he progressed further on the path of magic, Professor McGonagall felt more and more that something was not right with Roger's condition.

"Roger, you said that you and Voldemort are not on the same path, but I feel that you are becoming more and more like him now." Professor McGonagall knew very well how to communicate with Roger in order to bring them closer to each other.

Although Professor McGonagall could no longer help Roger with his magical research, Roger still shared his latest progress and ideas about the future path with her as before.

So Professor McGonagall knew that although Roger found Voldemort's "superego time magic" novel, he was not interested in it.

On the one hand, there is the issue of the self-continuity of the Ship of Theseus, and on the other hand, Roger's ideal path to immortality is based on the "self", rather than the instinctive id and the ideal superego.

Back to Professor McGonagall's question, 'Do you remember what you were like before the Gulf War? '.

Hidden beneath the surface of the problem, Professor McGonagall's real question is: "Is the 'you' now your 'self', or is it your 'superego' that emerged and grew stronger due to the stress of the war?"

"This..." Roger was speechless for a moment. With the tacit understanding between him and Professor McGonagall, he naturally understood her meaning.

In fact, ordinary wizards don’t need to pay attention to this kind of problem at all. Human beings are complex in nature, and no matter what the proportions and emphases of personality are, as long as they are not outrageously unbalanced, they are all normal.

But Roger was different.

He wanted to walk the path of spiritual immortality and set the tone of "self" as the main focus.

If he wants to succeed on this path, he must answer this question well.

You can lie to others about what’s in your heart, but you can’t lie to yourself.

Professor McGonagall has been watching Roger from a bystander's perspective, and noticed the crux of the problem that Roger ignored because he "did not know the true face of Mount Lu because he was in the mountain".

Seeing Roger speechless, Professor McGonagall continued, "What you are doing now may not be wrong, but it conflicts with the path of immortality you have chosen. Either change your approach or change your path, otherwise you may fall into long-term self-consumption in the future."

This is where the biggest difference between the path to immortality and the path to longevity lies.

Longevity is a transformation of the life cycle model. If something goes wrong and the cycle is interrupted, it may lead to death, which will trigger Roger's prophetic crisis sensing ability.

But the change of self-thoughts is not a crisis. Unless it becomes so changeable that one wants to destroy himself, it will not trigger Roger's ability.

This resulted in Roger no longer being able to use himself as a mirror, and he could only try to use virtual reality as a tool to use all living beings as a mirror to reflect himself.

But if Professor McGonagall had not pointed out this problem at this moment, even if Roger used all living beings as a mirror, it would probably take a long time for him to notice this conflict of routes.

It is difficult for a doctor to heal himself, and it is difficult for a doctor to save others and save himself. "You want eternal life, but this road is long. You have just started. All the setbacks, sadness, and depression you have encountered are just insignificant appetizers." Professor McGonagall smiled kindly.

"I know that you always have a very strong sense of insecurity in your heart, but the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to stray from your path."

Although Minerva McGonagall did not know all of Roger's background, her judgment was correct.

Even if a normal person travels through time, how could he, when he just stepped into the extraordinary world, take the outer universe's celestial masters, immortal emperors, multiverse creation gods, and high-dimensional creatures that only exist in possibility as imaginary enemies and use them to plan his own growth trajectory?

An ordinary person who grew up in a peaceful country suddenly became a child without any preparation and had to struggle to survive in the Gulf War. The impact on Roger, who was not a prophet from the beginning, was almost lifelong.

"You gave Harry a long vacation and let him relax for a while before you started teaching him time magic."

"Then why don't you give yourself a long vacation? You have a strong will, and the taut bowstring may be able to hold out for a long time, perhaps longer than an ordinary person's lifetime, but this is no reason to keep it taut all the time."

Professor McGonagall smiled and patted Roger on the shoulder: "Only by having a proper balance between tension and relaxation can one practice better. Sometimes, taking a long detour is actually a shortcut... The truth you said, is it possible that it only applies to others and not to you?"

"...Thank you, Professor McGonagall." Roger said seriously.

If it was just a simple exhortation, Roger would appreciate the other party's concern, but he would not take any action.

But Professor McGonagall's words were different.

She did point out a huge loophole in his practice, which saved Roger a lot of energy and time. If you consider the worst case scenario, she even prevented Roger from going astray from which he could not recover.

This made Roger reflect on his past path.

Following Professor McGonagall's words, his thoughts returned to his past life and to himself when he first crossed over.

Roger back then was completely different from what he is now.

Not to mention strength, just the execution and willpower alone are worlds apart.

Mentally, they are completely different people.

Only a few traces of the distant past are still on me today.

"Perhaps, I should take a long vacation and sort myself out." Roger stretched out his hand and looked at his familiar yet unfamiliar palm, feeling the terrifying power flowing in it that was enough to break the sound barrier with a physical body, and said sincerely.

As Roger watched, a ray of sunlight suddenly broke through the clouds and appeared in his palm.

"It's clear now." Professor McGonagall looked up at the sky. The golden sun climbed out of the clouds and showed a corner. The raindrops stopped falling.

The students who noticed that the rain had stopped came out from inside Hogwarts Castle in groups of two or three to get some fresh air.

Roger and Professor McGonagall were no longer alone in the courtyard; they had blended into the crowd.

Snapped.

With a snap of his fingers, Roger lifted the magic that enveloped the surroundings and dispersed the raindrops and water vapor.

"Yeah...it's sunny now."

(End of this chapter)