Chapter 189

Leaving the Magic Research Institute, Murphy Apparated to the vicinity of Hogwarts Castle.

Then he turned into a wisp of black smoke and flew into the castle, landing at the entrance of the Great Hall.

The caretaker Filch was mopping the floor and was startled by Murphy's way of appearing; after seeing clearly who it was, he immediately showed a flattering smile, "Mr. Darkholm, hello."

Murphy nodded slightly, pushed open the Great Hall door and walked in, only to see Professor Flitwick waving his wand, arranging the tables and chairs neatly, and arranging thousands of candles on the dome of the Great Hall.

"Professor, long time no see."

"Oh! Murphy!" Professor Flitwick was startled, then laughed, "The youngest professor in the school is about to change."

"It is my honor to work with you, Professor."

Murphy was also very happy; Professor Flitwick was his head of house, and also the professor Murphy liked the most at the time; compared to the strict Professor McGonagall, or Snape who never had a good face for him, Professor Flitwick was more to Murphy's taste in both teaching level and teaching methods.

Professor Flitwick jumped down from the podium, raised his hand and patted Murphy on the arm, "I heard that you joined the school as a school governor; amazing, amazing."

The two talked for a while; Filch went to notify McGonagall of Murphy's arrival, and the latter also rushed over, arranged an office on the seventh floor for Murphy, and consulted Murphy on his opinions regarding his course arrangements.

"If you want two houses to have class together, you can have one class on Wednesday and one on Friday..."

"Can four houses have class together?" Murphy asked.

Besides the purpose of the Magic Stone, he came to Hogwarts to find a place to recuperate; the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the air is good, and there is no pressure to be with a group of students; if he makes himself too busy, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

"It is possible." McGonagall looked at him, "In that case, I will put your class on Friday afternoon; you can control the duration as you like."

"Thank you, Professor McGonagall."

"Regarding the teaching content, what do you plan to let the students practice?"

"This..."

Murphy hadn't really thought about it seriously, "I still need to consider it."

"Okay, but try not to drag it out too long; you need to teach the students next week."

Then Professor McGonagall went to get busy; she was responsible for sorting the students later, and there were many things that needed to be arranged.

Murphy also wanted to find Dumbledore to report; after all, he is the headmaster; although he doesn't have direct jurisdiction over him, visiting the mountain when you arrive at the mountain is necessary; there is no need to make himself too special.

However, Dumbledore was said to have gone out and hadn't returned yet, so Murphy had nothing to do for a while; thinking about it, he decided to go out for a walk.

Returning to school four years later, Murphy's heart was full of emotion about revisiting old haunts; he went to the Ravenclaw common room, looked down at the school from the Astronomy Tower, strolled through the library, and walked for a while by the Black Lake.

He didn't go to the forbidden corridor where the Magic Stone was placed.

No rush; he has plenty of time in the coming year; no need to rush for a moment now.

Walking, Murphy's mood gradually calmed down.

Since graduation, his nerves had been tense; making money, starting a company, selling potions, making chips, fighting wits and courage with Aurors and wizards... like a tireless machine speeding forward.

This was all because he was afraid.

Afraid of being ordinary, afraid of being content with the status quo, afraid of reality proving to himself: you are really just a mortal, and you will end up achieving nothing.

He still remembered the dream he had in the village of Joaquim.

Deep in his soul, he firmly believed in his own uniqueness, but in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person; he was afraid that if he had the opportunity to be reborn in this magic world, he still couldn't prove himself, and he would only be completely corrupted into a shadow, a fake who only knew how to imitate others.

Now, that obsession to prove himself had dissipated a bit.

This is not because he has achieved many accomplishments, but just because in this process, he gradually found a self-confidence that does not need to be verified by external things.

This made his current emotions much more stable than in the past.

It also gave him the energy to focus on things other than growth and strength.

Combat power is not everything; the greatness of magic lies in its universality and scalability; Murphy's combat power is not to be underestimated now, but on the road of constantly expanding the power of magic and achieving omnipotence, there are countless things to do.

In the years after he first crossed over, he was too busy adapting to this world to care about anything else; now, revisiting the old place, he already had enough power and enough energy to re-appreciate this world.

He didn't know how long he would stay at Hogwarts, maybe half a year, maybe a year, maybe longer, but perhaps it was time to slow down and expand his abilities in more directions.

Moreover, life is not just about magic.

Tom, Harry, and everyone at Hogwarts.

Make me happy.

……

Hogwarts Express.

Because they got on the train together, naturally, Tom, Harry, and Hermione sat in a compartment; halfway, Ron Weasley, a little friend Harry met at White Ferret Mountain, also joined in.

They ate the snacks Harry bought along the way while chatting.

Suddenly Tom felt something in his heart; he made an excuse to go to the bathroom, locked himself in the restroom, and opened the diary.

He saw the text on it update.

"11:00 AM, I finally boarded the Hogwarts Express."

Then a line of golden text emerged.

"Preliminary guidance complete!"

"The 'Future Diary' has been upgraded to the 'Book of Guidance'!"

"The 'Book of Guidance' will issue tasks to the holder from time to time. Completing tasks will earn rewards. Rewards include but are not limited to: magic power, new spells, spell proficiency, combat skills, potion knowledge, magical creature knowledge, botany knowledge, magic world intelligence, etc."

Book of Guidance?

Before Tom could think carefully about the meaning of this, a line of text appeared on the diary again.

"Pre-task: Board the Hogwarts Express. Complete."

"Task reward: Basic knowledge of Hogwarts."

"Please holder, be prepared to accept the reward."

Be prepared?

What should I prepare?

How will this reward be issued?

A book?

Just at this moment, suddenly, Tom felt as if a channel had been opened in his mind, and a massive amount of information surged in like a tide in an instant; he was startled, then his eyes went black, and after a while, he opened his eyes again, and his mind already had a lot of knowledge.

About Hogwarts, the four houses, the general map of Hogwarts, routes, etc., just as if he had lived in Hogwarts for a period of time; he had a relatively comprehensive basic understanding of Hogwarts.

Is it direct knowledge infusion?

Tom was shocked.

And it contains not only knowledge on paper, but also a large amount of perceptual cognition, as if he had really possessed these memories, and at this moment, it was just recalling them again.

And the Book of Guidance can also provide spells and combat skills, and even increase magic power!

With the Book of Guidance, he will progress much faster than other students.

Perhaps, it can also help him find clues about himself.

(End of chapter)