Chapter 1: Prologue

Prologue

1999, somewhere in the suburbs of Moscow.

Twelve figures in black robes stood in a circle, pointing their wands toward the sky in unison. Among them was an old man, the elder wand in his hand also aimed at the heavens.

"This ritual lacks only the final step: 【Love】 and 【Sacrifice】. Everyone present is prepared, so I need not say more, correct?"

"For the Soviet!"

Magic converged into a powerful vortex, and the twelve wizards fell one after another.

A white glare engulfed everyone present. The old man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the time was 1980. In this year, his magic had long since stagnated, but his political career was about to reach its peak.

This point in time was the limit of the ritual; he had to act as quickly as possible. A chaotic and divided Europe was a necessary condition for saving the Soviet Union.

Starting from England, an excellent opportunity was gradually forming.

Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev unrolled a piece of parchment and slowly wrote down a name: Harry Potter.

1980, Ge Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Time had been altered. It must have been in '99; someone had forcibly chiseled through time, sending a memory from the future back to the present, yet they had failed to mend the resulting loophole.

If one could intercept the karmic calamity from the already altered timeline and combine it with the accumulated national destiny of the Celestial Empire, perhaps this loophole could be plugged. Another gift of time, another companion on the path to immortality...

Ge Xuan hesitated for a moment, then finally transmitted his voice slowly: "Zhang Sheng, your young relative named Qiu has an affinity with me; I wish to take her as my disciple."

Or, if this karmic calamity could be diverted for other uses... then he would inevitably have to stir his thoughts a little.

1980, a soul from another world leaked through a brief loophole.

Ten-year-old Tang Tang Nade Fontroy passed away due to a high fever, and when he woke again, he had been replaced by a soul from the twenty-first century.

Tang Tang Nade's uncle was the newspaper tycoon Scrooge Fontroy, but cable television was about to occupy the media market. He knew his family business had to begin its transformation.

However, an acceptance letter from Ilvermorny left him not only astonished but ecstatic.

1980, Tang Tang Nade went to study at Thunderbird House, and Scrooge, under his guidance, decided to extend his claws toward the burgeoning Microsoft.

First-year Tang Tang Nade said to himself: "If only I could go to Hogwarts; Hermione is still waiting for me."

"Though it's a bit of a pity that she seems to have just been born this year?"

In this unrecognizable 1980, Harry Potter, the boy who lived, was sent to 4 Privet Drive, his aunt's house, just as was happening in countless parallel worlds.

(Reiterating:

This text takes Harry as the primary perspective. During his growth, he will encounter many people who approach him with ulterior motives and ill intent. Harry is often unable to see through their disguises. For the convenience of the reader, names and settings not belonging to the original work will be used, but they are essentially natives of the magical world; no other transmigrators exist.

Note:

Characters from other film and television works represent agents dispatched by Yanayev. They hope to expand the influence of Harry and Voldemort, throwing the entire European Wizarding World into chaos, thereby affecting the Muggle world.

Characters from other fan works represent agents dispatched by the White House. They hope to maintain the stability of the European Muggle world and win over the victors, thus they will hedge their bets to some extent.

Civil servants and the Doctor are native wizards who have reached a cooperation with the Soviet Union, thus each has their own private agenda. Beyond expanding the war, the civil servants will strive to maintain the Statute of Secrecy, while the Department of Mysteries (the Doctors) hopes to allow Harry to achieve final victory.

Characters with Chinese names are all related to Ge Xuan's layout. Their task is to participate in and witness the original plot, and Ge Xuan will remind them of important nodes in the original plot in the form of divination.

Characters from the Fontroy family have falling in love as their sole purpose; positions outside of this will appear slightly flexible.) ===== CHAPTER 2 =====