HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

Dissecting a 40-meter-long serpent monster would be an enormous undertaking.

Therefore, it's necessary to inform Dumbledore, as he won't have time to wander around Hogwarts while dealing with the Basilisk.

After finishing his silence for the Basilisk, Teach Carr approached Harry, ignoring Harry Potter's fervent admiration, and straightened and adjusted Harry's hands, which had been broken by the recoil of the pistol. Then he drew a tarot circle to repair and heal them: "Don't look at me like that, Harry. Magic really isn't for you."

"If Hermione can learn from me, why can't I? Please, Professor, teach me."

Harry's plea elicited a sneer from Detachment, who countered, "Do you consider yourself a very intelligent person? Do you like knowledge? Do you crave knowledge?"

"I remember, all your grades on your magic homework were barely passing, right?"

"Even if I taught you magic, I think you would only be enthusiastic for three minutes, unable to learn it."

No sooner had Teach finished speaking than Hermione followed up with a sarcastic remark to Harry: "Harry, back in your first year, you and Ron were always copying my magic homework, and you never contributed any points to the House in terms of classroom knowledge..."

Hermione made a sarcastic remark, saying that she only wanted Teach to have her as his only disciple, so that she could enjoy Teach's love and guidance all to herself.

During the conversation, Harry's hands were repaired, and then Teach Carr led Harry and Hermione away from the Hall of the Snakes.

A life-giving emerald is used to preserve the freshness of the basilisk's corpse. It will remain here for now; no one will steal it.

With Phoenix Fox waiting and welcoming them, the three of them successfully hitched a ride and left the secret room.

After handing Harry Potter over to Dumbledore intact, the headmaster inevitably questioned Teach about the events leading up to the incident—a question he couldn't avoid answering.

After hearing about the Basilisk and Tom Riddle's Horcrux notebook, Dumbledore expressed his sincere gratitude to Teach Carr. He then stated that the Basilisk was Teach's spoils of war and he would not concern himself with it, but he would take back the Horcrux notebook.

After Teach led Hermione away from the headmaster's office, Dumbledore noticed the longing look in Harry's eyes as the two left, which made Dumbledore's heart pound.

At this time, Dumbledore was unaware of the Horcruxes; he currently believed in prophecy.

Because of the prophecy, Albus Dumbledore firmly believed that Harry Potter would eventually defeat Voldemort.

Because the scar on Harry's forehead from killing Voldemort, and the wand made from the same phoenix feather as Voldemort's, were the best proof of the prophecy, he did not want Harry to encounter unexpected and uncontrollable events on his path of learning magic.

......

"Hermione, I need your help with the dissection of the Basilisk."

Hermione, as a disciple, naturally felt obligated to help in such a matter.

"Alright, it's exactly 9 a.m. now. Go ask the professors for leave and then go back to your dorm for a good night's sleep."

Last night in the dinner hall, after Dumbledore stopped Teach from taking Harry away, everyone learned that Hermione Granger was Teach Carr's magical apprentice.

The disciples are those who inherit the mantle, so the professors nodded in approval when Hermione asked for leave.

Even a stern and ruthless man like Severus Snape could only acquiesce by ignoring him.

While Hermione is resting, Teach is far from idle.

The basilisk is enormous and its value to magic is unique and unparalleled. There may be a second basilisk, but there is only one thousand-year-old basilisk.

Dissecting it requires a lot of instruments and tools.

Without stopping, Teach Carr, led by a Hufflepuff alumnus, arrived at the kitchen of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He found a house-elf at random, and with Dumbledore's permission, asked the house-elf to Apparate Teach back to the real world.

Because of their servility, the house-elves did not question Teach Carr's words.

After a snap of their fingers, the man and the spirit vanished from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

......

London, the Carl family.

Although Teach asked Corey Bab to sell off all of his inherited property, Corey decided to keep the centuries-old family castle on his own initiative.

Because Teach's last name is 'Carl', that's undeniable.

Even though Teach was a later arrival, the genes of this body and the blood flowing through it were things that Teach could not deny about the Carl surname.

Although a large number of servants were dismissed at first, Corey selected some maids to hire to clean the castle.

"Now it seems Uncle Corey was truly prescient," Teach Carl remarked as he was greeted by a maid.

If the castle had been sold along with it, wouldn't the experimental equipment in the castle's basement have also had to be sold?

Dissecting the basilisk requires numerous instruments, purchasing which takes a considerable amount of time, and some of these are sophisticated instruments exclusive to certain countries, which cannot be obtained simply by spending money.

Upon arriving in the basement, Teach ordered the house-elves to move all the equipment to the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts.

The loyalty of house-elves, enslaved by generations of wizards, is beyond question. Reassured, Teach boarded the Carl family's private helicopter in their garage and flew to the town of Goshel.

Despite the internal strife within the Ministry of Magic, things remained relatively stable. With Kington Kitty's obstruction, Commissioner Fudge was unable to launch an Auror hunt for Teach Carr, so now... Teach could openly visit his mother, March, in the hospital.

As soon as Teach landed in the open space of the hospital, a wizard approached her.

“Mr. Teach Carl, it is an honor to meet you for the third time. I apologize for my rudeness some time ago.”

Teach looked at Vikman Karen, who was bowing down in front of him, and said with a smile, "An apology? But judging from your expression, Mr. Vikman, it doesn't seem so sincere~".

Vikman was furious at Teach's mockery, but he couldn't show his anger. Under the dual pressure of the British government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Magic Agency, he had to grovel before Teach Carl.

...even like servants, they were at your beck and call.

There are many factors. First, both the government and the Anti-Demon Agency realized that Teach Carl was the balancing point between the two worlds, and they dared not coerce or provoke him unless absolutely necessary.

It's just that their understanding of magical power came too late and they were too ignorant, leading to their current unusually passive situation.

Secondly, the 'Enchanted Alchemy Array' that Teach Carr brought back to Wikman was a breakthrough for British military power, giving firearms a magical enchantment.

Where does magic come from? ...You should know that most of the people in the Anti-Magic Agency are wild wizards who were recruited by the British and taught by personal masters.

Of course, Teach Carl wouldn't give them the complete enchantment array.

Teach's offering was incomplete; it could only store the natural magic inputted by the wizard in the enchanting array, thereby increasing the power of firearms by 'ten percent'.

As for whether the government will use it for missiles or nuclear weapons, that's not something Teach cares about or is worried about.

These threats posed by firearms could be easily escaped by a wizard using magic.

Third, by placing Vikman Karen under Teach's command, the government and agencies hoped to use this action to dispel Teach's initial animosity towards them.

Another point is that if Vikman can successfully work alongside Teach, then the scraps of knowledge that Teach gleaned from his research on magic would be extremely useful to the British government.

Yes, in military matters, magic is more useful than sorcery, much more useful.