HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

The appearance of the world's first Magic Eye caused quite a stir in the wizarding world.

Tonight... under the fluctuations of this demonic eye's power.

In the underground office of Slytherin's dormitory, Potions Master Severus Snape failed to brew a potion for the first time since he became famous.

In the Headmaster's office of Gryffindor, Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration Charm Master, attempted to transmigrate an object for the first time, but to no avail.

In the herb shed, a magical herb, under the care of Professor Pomona Sprout, withered for the first time.

On the hillside of Hogwarts, in the Prophecy Classroom, Sybil Trelawney, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes and rambled incoherently, "Destruction...has occurred...it has come."

"The magical world is about to change tonight."

After speaking unconsciously, Sybil closed her eyes and fell asleep again, as if she hadn't said anything at all.

......

After the appearance of the Petrifying Eye, the fluctuations in natural magical energy in the magical world spread beyond Hogwarts.

In the Albanian forest, Voldemort, having failed to seize the Philosopher's Stone, slept inside Nagini's snake body. But he suddenly awoke, wondering: "What just happened?"

[In that instant, it seemed as if I lost contact with magical power?]

On a desolate island, in the Nurmengard Magic Prison.

Gellert Grindelwald opened his chaotic, heterochromatic eyes, looked out the window, and murmured, "Has the future I saw 70 years ago finally revealed its true colors tonight?"

"Heh heh~ Albus Dumbledore, my dearest friend~ I await the day you personally come to fetch me out."

"That day is not far off..."

All the powerful wizards who had achieved something in natural magic had sensed this energy fluctuation that was different from natural magic.

......

“Teach Carl, stop attacking me with your gaze.”

Dumbledore, within the newly formed magical protective shield, pointed the Elder Wand at Teach and berated her.

But Teach didn't stop staring at the Petrifying Eye. Instead, he said, "Headmaster Dumbledore, you've come at the right time. Help me verify just how powerful my Petrifying Eye really is."

After saying that, Teach manipulated the magic accumulated by the basilisk in the eye of the devil over thousands of years and fiercely attacked Dumbledore, who was inside the defensive shield.

As the petrification continued to destroy him, Dumbledore raised layers of defenses, then cast several silent spells on Teach.

The natural magic emitted by a wizard's wand leaves no trace, but it will produce different effects and colors depending on the wizard's strong thoughts. The stronger the thought, the deeper the color.

Like Tom Riddle's dark magic, it's exceptionally dark, practically overflowing with malice.

However, if a wizard releases magic with a normal mindset, it will be colorless, transparent, and untraceable.

This elusive natural magic, now seen by Teach Carr through the Petrifying Eye... he saw the seven spells Dumbledore unleashed with the Elder Wand.

[Now that you've seen it, then turn to stone under my demonic gaze~]

Anything without life is considered inanimate, and magic is naturally included in this category.

From the very first moment Teach looked at Dumbledore with his Petrifying Eye, he concluded that he could petrify magic, and the fact that Dumbledore's magical shield was petrified and shattered is the best proof of that.

Under the rapid scan of Teach's demonic eye, the seven spells revealed their energy forms, then were petrified into gray stones, which fell to the ground and turned into powder.

The failure of the spell shocked Dumbledore. In all his years of life, this was the first time he had ever encountered a spell that was intercepted and rendered ineffective.

But his title as the greatest white wizard wasn't given lightly. After a quick thought, he came up with a strategy. Dumbledore cast a Silent Levitation Charm, condensing the underground water on both sides of the Chamber into balls and smashing them at Teach Carr: [Since magical attacks don't work, let's try physical attacks].

Teach looked at the incoming water ball and used the Petrify Eye's maximum magic output. Although it completely petrified the water ball, it failed to turn it into ash. This made Teach realize that the Petrify Eye had a weakness in petrifying inanimate objects.

In this battle without hatred or bloodshed, Dumbledore relentlessly swung his wand, trying to probe Teach Cal's golden left eye for its specific abilities and weaknesses.

The same goes for Teach~

He wanted to test the extent of Dumbledore's magical power, record and analyze this information, and keep it for future reference.

The probing battle only ended when Teach pulled out his 'Demon Gun' snake bone revolver, loaded it, and fired, instantly piercing through Dumbledore's five-layered protective shield.

The unilateral cessation of the battle left Teach feeling bored, but he could only put away his gun and close his demonic eye.

He hasn't achieved all his goals at Hogwarts yet, and it's not the time for him to become enemies with Dumbledore.

"Hermione, give me the Mystic Eyes. The power of the Mystic Eyes is beyond my imagination, and I cannot fully control it yet."

After putting on the silver-rimmed glasses, the power of the Petrifying Eye was blocked, causing Teach to stop his arrogant laughter during the battle: "Headmaster, why are you bringing Harry to this underground chamber so late at night instead of getting a good night's sleep?"

Dumbledore did not answer immediately, but stared intently at Teach Carr. For the first time, he sensed Teach's danger and sharp edge: "Teach Carr, I want you to answer me, what is your purpose in coming to my Hogwarts?"

"Purpose? Didn't I tell you in the owl's letter that I came here to learn about magic?"

[No lying?] Dumbledore saw no sign of a lie in Teach's expression or in his one black and one gold eyes.

But appearances can deceive, but thoughts in the brain cannot.

Dumbledore slowly raised his wand, pointed it at Teach Cal, and uttered the spell: "Leet of Thought."

During Legilimency, Dumbledore saw Teach Carr's pursuit of magical knowledge, but when he tried to delve deeper into the memories, he was stopped by a powerful will and petrifying force, which also repelled his spying thoughts on Teach.

Teach smiled with satisfaction as he watched Dumbledore's attempt to extract his mind fail. He then summoned Hermione and inquired about his disciple's health after the petrification was lifted.

To Harry, who was completely invisible at the scene, Teach was expressing concern for Hermione.

But in Dumbledore's eyes, this was a threat, or rather a warning, from Teach Carr, using Hermione, a Hogwarts student, to warn him 'Don't even think about doing anything to me.'

Because of the appearance of the powerful Petrifying Eye and the mutual probing during their recent battle, Dumbledore's distrust of Teach Carl had already taken root. So now...

Teach was about to reveal his trump card for staying at Hogwarts.

The bargaining chip was Hermione Granger, her protégé.

“Headmaster Dumbledore, please don’t look at me so warily. I really just want to learn about magic. I will leave after I finish all my magic courses in seventh year.”

The young wizards in the castle were Dumbledore's Achilles' heel, which forced him to compromise with Teach Carr. As long as the students in his Hogwarts were not harmed, everything was negotiable: "Mr. Teach, I hope it is really as you say, that you came to my Hogwarts only to study."

Teach watched as Dumbledore and Harry Apparated and disappeared, a smug smile playing on his lips.

After testing the waters, Teach mastered the Petrifying Eye, which gave him the ability to confront Dumbledore head-on and made him virtually invincible in the wizarding world.

After Dumbledore left with Harry, Hermione, who had put on the suit, asked her teacher Teach, who was still confused, "Teacher, do you have any other purpose in Hogwarts?"

Teach had no intention of hiding anything from Hermione, his magical disciple: "The Basilisk has achieved its goal. There are two left. Hermione, I will be leaving Hogwarts in two more years."

"Teacher, if you are leaving, I will go with you."

"No, you stay here and study magic properly until you graduate."